"The small plane with three people aboard crashed Thursday afternoon "under unknown circumstances" in the woods in Franklin, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a preliminary report. There were no survivors, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said in a statement. James was on a Cirrus SR22T, which was registered to him under his legal name of Brett James Cornelius, according to information provided by the FAA. It was not known if he was the pilot."
"A native of Oklahoma City, James left medical school to pursue a music career in Nashville, according his biography on the Hall of Fame's site. His first No. 1 hit was "Who I Am" in 2001, by Jessica Andrews. "Jesus, Take the Wheel," which he co-wrote for Underwood, earned the 2006 Grammy for Best Country Song, among other honors. James had more than 500 of his songs recorded, for albums with combined sales of more than 110 million copies."
Brett James, 57, died in a small-plane crash Thursday afternoon in the woods in Franklin, North Carolina; there were no survivors. The plane, a Cirrus SR22T registered to Brett James Cornelius, carried three people; the other passengers were Melody Carole and Meryl Maxwell Wilson. The aircraft had departed John C. Tune Airport in Nashville. The FAA and NTSB will investigate the crash. James was a Grammy-winning country songwriter with more than 500 songs recorded and over 110 million album sales. He co-wrote hits including "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "When the Sun Goes Down" and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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