India, May 19 -- A pilot was killed after a small aircraft crashed near a Rhode Island airport located just minutes from pop star Taylor Swift's beachfront mansion, according to local authorities and reports.

The crash took place Monday near Westerly State Airport in Rhode Island, close to Watch Hill, the upscale coastal neighborhood where Swift owns an eight-bedroom holiday home.

According to the New York Post, the single-engine Cessna 172 aircraft went down while attempting to land at the airport. Investigators believe the pilot may have been forced to alter course moments before the crash.

The wreckage was later found near the wooded edge of an open field across the road from the airport.

Witnesses in the area described hearing a l...