Pilot Killed in Plane Crash at Clinton National Airport

62-year-old William Cope pronounced dead at the scene, marking the second fatal crash at the airport in under a year.

Pilot William Cope, 62, was killed when his single-engine Cirrus SR 22 crashed shortly after takeoff from Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The plane declared an emergency and then crashed north of the airport's cargo building.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the cause of the crash.
The airport was closed for an hour following the crash but has since resumed normal operations.
This is the second fatal crash at the Clinton Airport in under a year; a plane carrying five Arkansas environmental employees crashed shortly after takeoff last February, killing all onboard.