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COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) — Two people were killed when a
single-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff late Saturday
from a small airport east of Atlanta, authorities said.
The Rockwell Commander with two people on board crashed near
Covington Municipal Airport around 11:40 p.m., according to the
Federal Aviation Administration.
“There was no further communication from the aircraft after
takeoff,” police said in a statement.
Police said responding officers found the aircraft and the two
victims in woods just north of the runway in Newton County,
about 35 miles (55 kilometers) east of downtown Atlanta.
Authorities were working to confirm the victims' identities.
The crash is being investigated by the FAA and the National
Transportation Safety Board.
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