Joe Clayton, the cofounder of Clayton Automobiles and Clayton Homes, died in Monday night’s helicopter crash in the Tennessee River, WVLT reports. His brother James (Jim) Clayton, cofounder of Clayton Homes, survived the crash along with their grandson, Flynt Griffin, and their friend, John (Jay) McBride. They were rescued by a pontoon boat and reportedly refused medical treatment at the scene of the crash. Officials didn’t immediately say whether the aircraft, a Eurocopter EC-130, was landing or taking off when it went down. The National Transportation Safety Board is determining the cause of the crash.
(Photo Joe and Jim Clayton Courtesy WVLT Facebook)