TALBOT COUNTY, Ga. — The pilot of a small plane has died after crashing in rural Georgia.
The FAA alerted the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office to a possible plane crash on Thursday morning.
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Taylor County Sheriff Jeff Watson asked a private citizen with a small plane to check out the last known area the plane was in.
The pilot spotted the wreckage in a rural area in Talbot County about 10 miles east of Talbotton.
Sheriff Watson confirmed the crash involved a small plane and that the pilot died in the crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board identified the plane as a Cessna P210N.
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It does not appear that anyone else was on board the plane, but they cannot confirm that.
It’s unclear what caused the crash.
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The NTSB is investigating the crash.
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