Pilot killed in Hall County plane crash near Lake Lanier Islands identified
One person is dead after a plane crashed in Buford near Lake Lanier Islands, Hall County officials confirmed Thursday evening.
The Federal Aviation Administration said a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft crashed around 5:30 p.m.
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Hall County Sheriff’s Office officials confirmed the plane crashed in a parking lot on Lanier Islands Parkway near Pine Cone Drive.
Officials say the victim, Howard Lee Joe, 60, was the only person on board the aircraft.
A viewer sent videos of the downed plane to Channel 2 Action News. In the video, you can see flames coming from the crashed aircraft.
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No one on the ground was injured, HCSO officials said.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating.
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