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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