Pilot Killed When Small Plane Crashes at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock

The wreckage of a single-engine Cirrus SR 22 aircraft is covered by a blue tarp near a runway at the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Ark., on Jan. 22, 2024. Colin Murphey/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—The pilot of a small plane was killed when it crashed at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, authorities said.

The Cirrus SR 22 took off from the airport Sunday afternoon, airport officials said in a statement. The pilot declared an emergency, and then crashed north of the airport’s cargo building, authorities said. The pilot was the only person on board.