A plane crash in Savannah, Georgia on Sunday killed the pilot of the small plane and injured a passenger, authorities said.
The crash happened in the 200 block of E. 66th Street in the Lamara Heights neighborhood, according to the Savannah Police Department.
A plane crash in Savannah, Georgia kills the pilot and injures a passenger.
IAFF Savannah Fire Department
No one on the ground was injured in the crash and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate further, officials said.
In a statement posted on Facebook Sunday afternoon, the Savannah Union Fire Department said they received a call about the downed plane at approximately 9:46 p.m.
The pilot and passenger were trapped in the plane when firefighters arrived, officials said.
Responding firefighters “worked with great haste to extricate the patients so they could be transported to a hospital,” according to the statement.
Officials said the area will be closed to investigate and remove the plane.
