Taylor Nicole Stone, 24, William Lewis Lindsey, 79, and one other person killed in plane crash at West Georgia Regional Airport in Mount Zion, Georgia
Modified Date:
Tue, 04/24/2018 - 10:30amAccident Date:
Wednesday, September 7, 20163 people dead after plane crash at West Georgia Regional Airport
According to a source, the plane was attempting to land when it crashed.
FAA: 2 planes collide in deadly Georgia crash
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that two single-engine planes collided over the West Georgia Regional Airport.
The Latest: Coroner: Plane crash dead were 2 men, 1 woman
Carroll County Fire Chief Scott Blue says a pilot who saw the crash from the air told authorities it appeared that both planes were attempting to land simultaneously "and one came on top of the other." However, Blue said investigators have not confirmed those details.
The Latest: Authorities identify 2 of 3 dead in plane crash
Capt. Jeff Richards with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office identified two of those who died Wednesday in the crash at West Georgia Regional Airport as: 24-year-old Taylor Nicole Stone of East Ridge, Tennessee, and 79-year-old William Lewis Lindsey of College Park.
Flight instructor, 2 others killed in mid-air collision near west Georgia airport
Taylor Stone, a native of East Ridge, Tennessee, worked for Falcon Aviation Academy in Newnan. She had a 20-year-old student-pilot in the plane with her. Authorities have not identified him, saying only that he was in the country on a visa.
Investigators hope wreckage offers clues to plane crash that killed 3
That wreckage remained Thursday at the site of the deadly crash, but is expected to be removed from the West Georgia Regional Airport later in the day. Witnesses believe both single-engine planes were attempting to land at the time of crash late Wednesday morning.
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Type: Aircraft Accident
People Involved:
Taylor Nicole Stone
William Lewis Lindsey
City:
Mount Zion, GACounty:
Carroll County, GAArea:
Atlanta, GA
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