At approximately 1:51 a.m. on Tuesday, August 10, Dodge/Wilcox County 911 received a 911 call from a cell phone from a person saying they were involved in a plane crash as they were attempting to land at the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport in Eastman.
Dodge County Sheriff’s deputies and emergency personnel from the Eastman Fire Department were able to locate the plane crash site in Gum Swamp off of Georgia Highway 46 (Soperton Road) where the twin engine airplane was found broken into three (3) large pieces.
There were three (3) people on board the airplane, including two (2) student pilots and one (1) instructor.
Airplane crashes
This twin engine airplane crashed into Gum Swamp early Tuesday morning with three people aboard. (Photo by Chuck Eckles)
Airplane crashes in Gum Swamp
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#1
Cherokee
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08/11/10 at 10:15 AM
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My prayers goes out to my fellow aviators. As a student pilot I experience the joy of flying,once it's gets in your blood it is something that never gets out,just as one has it in his blood to be a race car driver the thrill of flying becomes our passion. I have two mottos about my flying. "Altitude with an attitude and Pilots are plane crazy." I pray that all recover and when flying is our passion we are not afraid to take to the sky.
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helioSTAR
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08/11/10 at 07:52 PM
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Hope the injured has a speedy recovery. I'm with "Cherokee". Aviation isn't just a job or a hobby, It's a lifestyle.