A plane crash in a heavily-wooded area of Putnam County has no survivors, according to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills. Wife of Shawn and daughter of Larry Pruitt.Also killed were Jayce Lamont (male), age 6, and Alice Lamont (female) age 6, who were the children of Shawn and Jody Lamont.The family was flying from Williston, FL to Newcastle, IN to attend a funeral.The fire has been extinguished and remains of the dead have been recovered. PUTNAM COUNTY, Ga. — The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has released more information about a deadly plane crash near Lake Oconee. He was the owner of the aircraft, a Piper 31T twin engine turbo prop.
EATONTON, Ga. -- A small plane crashed Friday in rural Georgia, killing all five on board, including four members of a Florida family who were traveling to a funeral in Indiana. The FAA says that a … RE: Plane crash in Putnam County, June 5, 2020A Piper 31T twin engine turbo prop aircraft crashed in a densely wooded area off Tanyard Road approximately 6 miles NE of Eatonton, GA.The pilot and owner of aircraft was Larry Ray Pruitt, age 67 of Morriston, FL.Shawn Charles Lamont, age 41 of Gainesville, FL and his wife Jody Rae Lamont, age 43, who was the daughter of Larry Pruitt of Gainesville. There were 5 people who perished in the crash. Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
By Maria Cramer. Two 6-year-old children were among the dead. The plane reportedly encountered a line of thunderstorms as it passed over Putnam County, Georgia, but it was not immediately known if those storms were a factor in the crash. Plane Crash: RE: Plane crash in Putnam County, June 5, 2020 . Ms. Lamont was the daughter of Mr. Pruitt, the statement said.The sheriff said emergency workers found the wreckage in flames when they arrived.The Federal Aviation Administration was expected to start investigating on Saturday morning.A family of five, which included two children, was flying from Williston, Fla., to New Castle, Ind., for a funeral when the plane crashed, officials said. Mr. Pruitt received his pilot’s license in 2016, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.The children, Mr. Pruitt’s grandchildren, were identified as Jayce and Alice Lamont, both 6, Sheriff Howard R. Sills The children’s father, Shawn Charles Lamont, 41, and mother, Jody Rae Lamont, 43, of Gainesville, Fla., were also killed. The family was flying from Florida to a funeral in Indiana, the authorities said.A Florida family of five was killed on Friday after the small plane they were in crashed into dense woods in Georgia, the authorities said.The plane, a Piper twin engine aircraft, crashed in an area off Tanyard Road, about six miles northeast of Eatonton, Ga., a city of about 6,600 people that is about 75 miles southeast of Atlanta.“Is that a plane?” a woman said, gasping as the plane, appearing to be in flames, hurtled toward the ground, according to footage from FOX 5 in Atlanta.The family, which included two children, was flying from Williston, Fla., to New Castle, Ind., for a funeral, the Putnam County Sheriff’s office in Georgia said.The children’s grandfather, Larry Ray Pruitt, 67, of Morriston, Fla., was flying the plane. June 6, 2020; A Florida family of five was killed on Friday after the small plane they were in crashed into …
A Piper 31T twin engine turbo prop aircraft crashed in a densely wooded area off Tanyard Road approximately 6 miles NE of Eatonton, GA.
The FAA is to be on the scene conducted their investigation tomorrow morning.