Plane Crashes at Atlanta Motorsports Park

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — A single-engine plane crashed at Atlanta Motorsports Park in Dawson County today (Oct. 30) at approximately 8:30 a.m.

Dawson County Deputy Public Safety Director Tim Satterfield  said the unidentified pilot was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville where he is believed to be in serious but stable condition. He was the only occupant of the aircraft. No passengers on the ground were injured.

Satterfield said the Piper took off from the Gainesville airport and was en route to Chicago when the plane experienced mechanical problems and the cockpit began to fill with smoke.

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