COVINGTON, Ga. — The Covington Police Department is investigating after two people were killed in a small plane crash Saturday night.
Police responded to the Covington Municipal Airport at before midnight after receiving a call from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) about a single-engine plane that had taken off at about 11:40 p.m.
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Police identified the victims as Janet Hardee, 59, and James Hardee, 62. Both were pronounced dead at the scene by officials.
The FAA said the plane was a Rockwell Commander.
Airport officials said there was no communication from the plane after takeoff.
Officers found the airplane in the woods just north of the runway where they found two people with the plane.
Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
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