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NTSB: Plane departed normally from Calhoun before fiery crash
by The Associated Press
Dec 28, 2012 | 1166 views | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend | print
CALHOUN, GA. — A new federal report says witnesses heard normal engine sounds and saw nothing else unusual as a small plane lifted from an airport in Calhoun moments before it crashed into trees, killing the pilot.

The preliminary report Thursday from the National Transportation Safety Board said the plane crashed into a tree about 50 feet above the ground and caught on fire.

Authorities identified the pilot killed as 73-year-old Roy Gardner Russom of Calhoun. He was the only person on board when the plane crashed around 2 p.m. on Dec. 18. The NTSB said the plane was an experimental, amateur-built Hummel H5.

Thursday's report is a preliminary one, and the investigation into what caused the crash is continuing.
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