UPDATE: Nov. 18 at 2:15 p.m.
The National Transportation Safety Board has released additional details regarding a parachute crash in Nicholasville on Oct. 27 that left two people dead.
Officials with the NTSB reported that a preliminary investigation found that as the parchute was set to land at a remote grass airstrip it "impacted the ground nose first on downward sloping terrain," around 160 feet northeast of the runway.
Following the crash, the Federal Aviation Administration examined the powered parachute and found no indication of a fire.
"All three propeller blades were fractured about one-third outboard from the hub," the report read. The engine reportedly remained attached to the airframe and the "inline fuel filter was full of liquid consistent with gasoline."
UPDATE: Oct. 28 at 9:45 a.m.
The two people who were killed in a parachute crash in Nicholasville on Sunday evening have been identified by the coroner.
According to Jessamine County Coroner Michael Hughes, the two were identified as 72-year-old Micheal David Murphy and 72-year-old Connie J. Murphy.
Coroner Hughes told LEX 18 that the two were married.
We now know Micheal Murphy was a retired Lexington Police Officer. Murphy was with the department from 1974 to 1998, according to the Lexington Police Department.
UPDATE: Oct. 27 at 9 p.m.
Two people have been confirmed dead by officials after a small aircraft appeared to crash in a field in Nicholasville on Sunday evening.
Officials reported on Sunday night that the man and woman who died appeared to have been husband and wife.
Original Story:
LEX 18 team on the scene reported that a major police presence has been seen in a field near Ashgrove Road in Nicholasville on Sunday evening.
Viewers in the area reported to LEX 18 that a small aircraft was seen going down in the field. Further, LEX 18 has confirmed that a coroner is also on the scene.
This is a developing story and LEX 18 will have additional information as it becomes available.
