One person found dead in overnight plane crash at Nashville airport NASHVILLE, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday it was investigating the crash of a small plane at Nashville International Airport that killed one person. The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority said the wreckage of a single-engine Cessna 172, which apparently crashed overnight, was discovered in the center runway Tuesday morning, The (Nashville) Tennessean reported. As of midday, the center runway remained closed. The airport's three other runways were open and operational. The victim had not yet been identified. Details of the crash were still unclear.