2 die in North Carolina plane crash that cut power to thousands
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Two people aboard a small plane died after it crashed into a North Carolina lake Sunday morning, hitting a power line on the way down and cutting electricity to thousands, according to a local official.
The Federal Aviation Authority is investigating the cause of the crash, which took place about 11:30 a.m., a spokesperson for the city of Hickory told CNN.
More than 17,000 Duke Energy customers were without electricity in Catawba County as of 12:40 p.m., according to PowerOutage.us. Power was restored to most customers early Sunday evening.
Lake Hickory is about 53 miles northwest of Charlotte.
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2 dead after Scoda Aeronautica Super Petrel strikes power line, crashes in lake in western North Carolina, authorities say
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The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane, a single-engine Scoda Aeronautica Super Petrel, was carrying two people and crashed in the lake after departing from Hickory Regional Airport. It said the FAA will investigate with the National Transportation Safety Board, which will lead the probe.
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The two men who were killed in a plane crash on Sunday in Hickory were identified Monday morning. The pilot and passenger were killed when their single engine plane crashed into power lines and then into Hickory Lake in Catawba County. City officials said the crash happened around 11:30 a.m. and led to power outages that have since been fixed. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol identified the pilot as Jeffrey Jay Cooley, 63, of Granite Falls, and said the passenger was Brian Frank Miller, 49, of Hickory. The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash alongside the National Transportation Safety Board. The plane had taken off from Hickory Regional Airport.
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The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane, a single-engine Scoda Aeronautica Super Petrel, was carrying two people and crashed in the lake after departing from Hickory Regional Airport. It said the FAA will investigate with the National Transportation Safety Board, which will lead the probe.
Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/ ... rylink=cpy
The two men who were killed in a plane crash on Sunday in Hickory were identified Monday morning. The pilot and passenger were killed when their single engine plane crashed into power lines and then into Hickory Lake in Catawba County. City officials said the crash happened around 11:30 a.m. and led to power outages that have since been fixed. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol identified the pilot as Jeffrey Jay Cooley, 63, of Granite Falls, and said the passenger was Brian Frank Miller, 49, of Hickory. The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash alongside the National Transportation Safety Board. The plane had taken off from Hickory Regional Airport.
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