Two of the five victims in a tragic plane crash in North Carolina were residents of Cobb County, including a six-year-old child.
The crash happened over the weekend near the Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport.
Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell learned one of the victims has been identified as Matthew Fassnacht. His relationship with the child is unclear, but both had ties to Cobb County.
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The deadly crash involved a Cirrus SR22 aircraft, which attempted to land at the First Flight Airport but struck trees and crashed in the woods at the national park. All five passengers onboard were killed.
“We will be here for the next several days collecting any perishable evidence such as photographs, video evidence or data from the airplane that will assist with either flight information,” National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Investigator Ryan Enders said.
Neighbors who live near the park say they weren’t sure what had happened, only that they could smell something burning.