Small plane that left Asheville for Charlottesville crashes, two die

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WVIR-TV Channel 29 has the story. Looks like the crash happened Friday night, but I haven’t seen any information locally about this:

Federal and state investigators say a man and woman died instantly after their small plane crashed in a heavily-wooded area of southern Albemarle County Friday evening. It happened just after 7:20 p.m. about a half-mile from Route 20.

Aviation officials at the Charlotesville-Albemarle Airport say they contacted state police after recieving a distress call from the plane around 7:20 p.m. Just minutes later state police say they received a call from an Albemarle resident who saw a flash of light and heard loud crash off Route 20.

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Federal Aviation Administration officials say the plane was a Piper PA-24 en route from Asheville, North Carolina, to Charlottesville. The crash occurred 12 miles from CHO after being cleared for an instrument approach to the airport.