PTC-based plane crashes in Coweta; 3 slightly hurt

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PTC-based plane crashes in Coweta; 3 slightly hurt

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A vintage

1930s military plane crashed in the woods in eastern

Coweta County Sunday evening, a few hours after the

conclusion of the Wings Over Dixie 2000 air show.

The Navion

aircraft was not involved in the actual show, according

to a Wings Over Dixie spokesman, but the plane is based

at Falcon Field in Peachtree City.

The

incident took place shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday, near

Christopher and Reese roads about four miles from the

airport, Coweta County Sheriff's Department Capt. Jim

Yarbrough said.

The plane

landed in a wooded area with no buildings nearby, and no

one on the ground was hurt, Yarbrough said.

The pilot,

Gary Hall, was taken to Newnan Hospital, where he was

treated for some lacerations and kept overnight for

observation. A passenger, Jerd Gambert, was taken to

Southern Regional Medical Center, where he was treated

and released. Passenger Juergen Badura was treated at the

scene and did not require a trip to the hospital.

Investigators

from the Federal Aviation Administration were on the

scene Sunday night and most of Monday morning, according

to Yarbrough. Their investigation is ongoing.

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