Country music hitmaker Brett James' final radio transmission before fatal plane crash revealed in new report

New details have emerged surrounding the tragic plane crash that killed country music songwriter Brett James the man behind Carrie Underwood's hit Jesus Take the Wheel According to a new description circulated by The National Transportation Safety Board NTSB and obtained by People magazine James departed from John C Tune Airport JCA in Nashville heading for Macon County Airport MCA in Franklin North Carolina before the fatal crash on Sept There were three passengers total including James his wife Melody Carole and her daughter Meryl Wilson There were no survivors Per the record at around p m local time James approached MCA to land reporting that he was at feet and intended to perform a turn to land on the runway BRETT JAMES JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL SONGWRITER DIES IN NORTH CAROLINA PLANE CRASHAir traffic control received no further transmissions from James after that according to the summary The plane reportedly began a descending left turn from ft and made a full turn before approaching the runway at feet Surveillance video presented the airplane flying over the runway before initiating a descending left turn The airplane continued descending in the left turn before entering a tightening spiral and impacting the ground the NTSB mentioned in the summary The plane was rocking from side-to-side and eventually began rolling inverted and descending behind a tree line the description stated per People CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERNo signs of engine failure were detected in NTSB's inquiry The aircraft was recovered and is undergoing further examination A representative for the NTSB did not straightaway respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment Just months before his untimely death James shared a heartfelt moment with his loved ones On June he was all smiles as he posted a family photo Such an amazing Father s Day James captioned the Instagram post APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POSTSeveral days before his post the country songwriter shared a selfie of himself and his wife Melody on the beach So much fun with my love in the Bahamas he captioned the photo The plane crash occurred just days after James stepdaughter Meryl celebrated her th birthday James illustrious career spanned decades and he became one of the the greater part prosperous and beloved songwriters in Nashville He worked on more than songs recorded by artists like Faith Hill Kelly Clarkson Luke Bryan Keith Urban and Meghan Trainor In James was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Fox News Digital's Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this description