Pilot hospitalized after plane crash near LaGrange airport

A Pitts aircraft with one person on board crashed short of the runway at LaGrange Callaway Airport in Troup County Wednesday afternoon, according to Kathleen Bergen, a spokesperson for the FAA, which is investigating the accident.

Authorities did not release the name or condition of the 51-year-old pilot who was flown to Atlanta Medical Center for treatment of his injuries, according to the Associated Press.