Three people were killed on Friday after a single-engine plane crashed into a ravine outside of Atlanta, the authorities said. The crash occurred just after 6 p.m. on Friday about two miles from the Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville, Ga., which is about 55 miles northeast of Atlanta, said Emma Duncan, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration. It was not clear what led to the crash. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office released the names of those killed: Dan Delnoce, 44, of Gainesville; Courtney Flanders, 45, of Gainesville; and Matthew Delnoce, 39, of Ohio. Zachary Brackett, a spokesman for Hall County Fire Services, said fire officials were first to arrive near Memorial Park Drive at Atlanta Highway and discovered that a plane had crashed into a ravine.

Source: New York Times February 27, 2021 19:07 UTC