Pilot OK after single-engine plane crashes
A pilot suffered minor injuries after a single-engine plane crashed into a tree line along a Dawson County road Sunday.
Only the pilot was on board, when a Erco 415-C Ercoupe landed on the shoulder of Goodson Road in Dawsonville, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said.
The pilot’s name has not been released, but a neighbor told Channel 2 Action News he just purchased the plane.
Neighbor says pilot stepped out of plane, after crash. Firefighters say man bought aircraft this week, was headed home to Iowa. Ch. 2 at 6. pic.twitter.com/J2YmfuvCPp
— Rikki Klaus (@RikkiKlausWSB) February 19, 2017
That same neighbor said the pilot walked away with only a bloody nose and a firefighter confirmed the pilot had been checked out and released from a local hospital Sunday afternoon, just hours after the crash.
The plane’s engine failed, a firefighter told Channel 2.
This is the second small aircraft crash in Georgia this week.
A single-engine plane crashed Thursday in Barrow County and both men on board were killed.
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PHOTOS: Plane crash on Goodson Road in Dawsonville. Neighbor says pilot, the only passenger, escaped with minor injuries. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/EhsFY18nyU
— Rikki Klaus (@RikkiKlausWSB) February 19, 2017
