A man killed in a jet crash on Nov. 8 near the Mayfield Graves County Airport in Kentucky on Nov. 8 was in communication with his daughter prior to the incident.

James Alan Michaels, 70, was identified as the pilot of L39 Albatros, an older military-style jet, when it crashed in a field near Spence Chapel Road and Ky Hwy 131, according to a release from the Graves County Sheriff's Office.

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