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5 things to know: Student's pics, pilot's audio shared after deaths

May 8, 2015 Atlanta - NTSB Safety Investigator Eric Alleyne (left) and other official investigate on I-285 at Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, where four people died aboard a small plan on Friday, May 8, 2015. Traffic was shut down in both directions. Three men and one woman were killed in the crash, according to Channel 2 Action News. The National Transportation Safety Board is in charge of the investigation and will determine probable cause. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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May 8, 2015 Atlanta - NTSB Safety Investigator Eric Alleyne (left) and other official investigate on I-285 at Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, where four people died aboard a small plan on Friday, May 8, 2015. Traffic was shut down in both directions. Three men and one woman were killed in the crash, according to Channel 2 Action News. The National Transportation Safety Board is in charge of the investigation and will determine probable cause. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
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Sept 18, 2015

Five things to know Friday, September 18:

1. Newly released audio from a plane's crash onto 285 reveals a calm preflight routine that quickly turns to concern. [Read our story and hear the audio here]

2. The cellphone of Emily Clark, one of five Georgia Southern nursing students killed in a terrible crash, was returned to her family. [Read our full story and see photos here]

3. We're picking Tech and UGA to win this weekend. [Check out Jeff Schultz's predictions here]

4. ICYMI: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were on the Kiss Cam at the Braves game last night. So at least one good thing happened at Turner Field. [See photos of the Carters here | Braves never reach second base]

5. It's still summer until next Wednesday. This weekend will remind you of that. [Get your full forecast here]

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