The Oconee County coroner said Friday the three men killed in a plane crash were all from Texas.
On Tuesday, air traffic controllers lost contact with the Piper PA-46, which crashed at about 4:35 p.m. in the Eastville community, about 10 miles southwest of Athens, according to the FAA.
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The GBI conducted autopsies on the three killed. Oconee Coroner Ed Carson identified the three as Gordon Hall, 63, of Martindale, Texas; Donald Grieb, 67, of Houston; and Chris Weber, 65, of Missouri City.
Both the FAA and the NTSB are investigating the crash, which caused the plane to ignite in a pasture about a quarter-mile off Elder Road, according to the Oconee sheriff’s office. No injuries were reported on the ground.
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