Pilot killed in Mayfield, Ky plane crash identified MAYFIELD, Ky (WSIL) -- The pilot killed in Monday's plane crash in Mayfield, Kentucky has been identified. The sole occupant and pilot of the airplane has been identified as being 60 year old Dr. Henry D. Babenco of Paducah, Ky. The crash happened in a small field next to the Mayfield/Graves County Airport Monday evening. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.