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Two Confirmed Dead in Small Plane Crash – One America News Network


Police tape blocks off the crime scene outside a church where a man shot dead four people, including three of his children, before turning the gun on himself, February 28, 2022 in Sacramento, California. A father shot dead three of his own children on February 28 before turning the gun on himself in a US church, police said. A fifth person also died in the shooting in Sacramento, California, though it was not clear if that person was related to what police said was a domestic incident. (Photo by Andri Tambunan / AFP) (Photo by ANDRI TAMBUNAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Police tape surrounds the crime scene outside a church where an individual fatally shot four people, including his three children, before taking his own life on February 28, 2022 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Andri Tambunan / AFP) (Photo by ANDRI TAMBUNAN/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff Abril Elfi
1:44 PM – Sunday, February 16, 2025

On Saturday, two individuals lost their lives when a small aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from a Georgia airport.

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Emergency services were dispatched to the Covington Municipal Airport around 11:21 p.m. after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported they lost contact with the plane.

“Officers responded to Covington Municipal Airport at approximately 11:21 p.m. following a notification from the FAA regarding a single-engine aircraft that took off at around 11:00 p.m.,” stated the Covington Police Department.

“There was no further communication from the aircraft after takeoff. Officers found the aircraft in the woods just north of the runway,” they added. “Two individuals were discovered with the aircraft and were pronounced dead at the scene.”

The FAA, in collaboration with the National Transportation Safety Board, is investigating the incident and has confirmed that the aircraft was a Rockwell Commander.

No details about the identities of the victims have been disclosed.

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