FRANKLIN, N.C. (Gray News) – Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James was killed in a small plane crash near an elementary school in North Carolina Thursday night, according to several reports.

He was 57.

FOX 17 and WTVF-TV report the Nashville singer-songwriter was one of three people onboard a plane that went down near Iotla Valley Elementary School.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was a Cirrus SR22T and crashed in a field around 3 p.m. There were no survivors in the crash.

FILE -- Songwriter/Producer Brett James participates in the "Securing Fair Compensation Online: How You and the U.S. Congress Can Make A Difference" panel the 8th Annual ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO, on Saturday, April 20, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Brian Dowling/Invision for ASCA

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