The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed near downtown Nashville told air traffic controllers he could see the runway they were clearing for an emergency landing. But he said he couldn’t reach it. Five people died in the crash. Read more: https://www.wqad.com/article/news/nation-world/plane-crash-tennessee-highway/507-3be943ec-7fc9-41cf-85dc-5c90efc688a8 More news: www.wqad.com Subscribe to WQAD News 8 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Wqadnews8/featured?sub_confirmation=1 Other ways to watch News 8: https://www.wqad.com/connect Download the News 8 app on IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wqad-news-8-quad-cities/id1491061406 Download the News 8 app on Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wqad.localtv&hl=en_US&gl=US Newsletter: https://www.wqad.com/email ‘Like’ WQAD on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wqad8 Follow WQAD on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wqad Follow WQAD on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wqadnews8/