Showing posts with label Cessna 182. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cessna 182. Show all posts

Monday, March 9, 2009

UPDATE: Final Body Recovered Following Carroll County Crash

Search and recovery divers Monday found the last of three bodies in a Carroll County plane crash which happened early Sunday morning approximayely three miles from West Georgia University.

The body of the pilot, 51-year-old Brian Kearney, was recovered from the water today.

The bodies of his wife, Christa Kearney, 45, and another passenger, 40-year-old Timothy Miller, were recovered on Sunday. The couple were reportedly from Marietta, while Miller lived in Woodstock.

The Cessna 182 (similar to the one pictured) went down around 9 a.m., apparently headed to an airport where the three were then going to travel to the NASCAR race that was taking place at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Search Continues for Pilot After Plane Crash Kills 3

Authorities are continuing their search today for the body of a pilot after a private plane crashed Sunday into Shadinger Lake in Carroll County. The crash of the Cessna 182 (similar to the one in the picture) killed three people.

According to investigators, the plane crashed into the lake at approximately 9 a.m. close to the Carrollton-Tyus Road near the University of West Georgia. FAA records indicate the plane was registered to Kenneth Wood of Roswell.

Authorities believe the plane may have been en route to the NASCAR race that was taking place at Atlanta Motor Speedway.