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One Dead In Duplin County Plane Crash

 Sarah Lanse    Created:  10/5/2009 10:21:30 PM  Updated: 10/5/2009 10:32:14 PM
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Magnolia, NC -- One person is dead following the crash of an experimental aircraft in eastern North Carolina.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the experimental aircraft went down in a wooded area around 12:45 p.m. near the town of Magnolia in Duplin County.

An FAA spokeswoman described the plane as an RV-6.

The pilot of the aircraft has not been identified. The FAA had no further details on the crash early Monday afternoon.

WITN-TV in Washington reported Monday night that the plane left Wilmington at 12:27 p.m. and was headed to Louisburg, 31 miles northeast of Raleigh.

Associated Press



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