Plane seen ‘spinning and sputtering’ crashes in north Georgia woods, authorities say
One person is dead after a single-engine plane crashed into a wooded area in Paulding County, Georgia, authorities say.
The incident was reported just before 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, according to the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office.
“The 911 caller indicated that they saw an airplane spinning and sputtering and looked as if it was going down,” public information officer Sgt. Ashley Henson told McClatchy News on the phone.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft, a Mooney-M20F, went down near Earl L. Small Jr. Field / Stockmar Airport around 12:30 p.m. Emergency crews located the plane near Georgian Parkway between Stafford Drive and Hanover Drive in the southern part of the county, Henson said.
The pilot, who was the only person on board, died in the crash, according to authorities.
No other injuries were reported.
Paulding County is about 35 miles northwest of Atlanta.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
This story was originally published November 8, 2021 at 3:33 PM with the headline "Plane seen ‘spinning and sputtering’ crashes in north Georgia woods, authorities say."