In a statement to Action News, the Skydive Cross Keys, the company that leases the aircraft, says the issues began around 3,000 feet in the air.
The Portugal forward died along with his younger brother Andre Silva in the accident in Zamora in Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The football world has paid tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother, who died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday.
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died alongside his brother, André Silva, in a car crash near Zamora, Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning, the Civil Guard told the Associated Press.
Liverpool star Diogo Joto has been killed in a car crash alongside his brother, just weeks after Joto was married
The Robertson County Sheriff's Office says State Highway 6 is shut down due to a crash near Bench Road, where I-14 joins the highway south of Marlin.