WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Authorities say two men were killed in the crash of a single-engine plane in central Georgia.
The Telegraph newspaper in Macon reports (http://bit.ly/10ZF4pK) that the crash happened Monday night in the Warner Robins area. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said the bodies were recovered shortly before 9 p.m. Monday.
Authorities said the men, who are believed to be residents of Greenville, S.C., were flying in a Piper PA-32 aircraft.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the plane crashed about one mile northeast of Robins Air Force Base at 6:05 p.m.
Bergen said the flight took off with two people on board from Apalachicola Municipal Airport in Apalachicola, Fla., and was headed for Greenville Downtown Airport in Greenville, S.C.
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Information from: The Macon Telegraph,http://www.macontelegraph.com
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