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2 killed in Polk County ultralight plane crash
Two people are dead after a light sport airplane crashed near Cedartown.
Kathleen Bergen with the Federal Aviation Administration says officials are unsure exactly when the plane went down, but 911 calls about a low flying aircraft were received about 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The two victims were found Friday morning with the help of a witness.
Polk County sheriff's officials identified the victims as 44-year-old John Keith of Cedartown and 46-year-old John Edgeworth of Bowdon.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating what caused the crash.
Bergen says the plane is a QuikR registered to Atlanta Sport Aviation Inc. of Cedartown, which is in Polk County in northeast Georgia. The company's phone number is not listed.
