Pilot dead after plane crashes in rural Ga. county

The pilot of a small plane has died after crashing in rural Georgia.

The FAA alerted the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office to a possible plane crash on Thursday morning.

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Taylor County Sheriff Jeff Watson asked a private citizen with a small plane to check out the last known area the plane was in.

The pilot spotted the wreckage in a rural area in Talbot County about 10 miles east of Talbotton.

Sheriff Watson confirmed the crash involved a small plane and that the pilot died in the crash.

The National Transportation Safety Board identified the plane as a Cessna P210N.

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It does not appear that anyone else was on board the plane, but they cannot confirm that.

It’s unclear what caused the crash.

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The NTSB is investigating the crash.

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