Moments before a light plane

crashed to the ground just south of Peachtree City Saturday morning, the

pilot had been practicing stall maneuvers, according to officials investigating

the accident.

The left engine of the 1973

Piper PA 34-200 failed to restart after several attempts, so the certified

flight instructor radioed a "mayday" call for assistance before

attempting to make an emergency landing in a field, according to Eric

Alleyne, air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety

Board in Atlanta.

None of the four people inside

the plane were hurt during the crash, according to emergency authorities.

Emergency crews located the plane wreckage in a field just behind Little

One's Day Care on Ga. Highway 74 south near Redwine Road.

The plane, which is registered

to Peachtree Flight School, was on a training flight for a student pilot,

Alleyne said. Peachtree Flight School is based at Falcon Field, Peachtree

City's municipal airport.

The NTSB has refused to reveal

the names of the instructor or student pilot who were involved in the

incident. The plane also carried two other unnamed passengers.

The NTSB has already reviewed

the plane wreckage, and the investigation is still open, Alleyne said.

It could be several months before the agency resolves the investigation,

he added.

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