Sunday, September 26, 2010

Indian Malayalee Pilot Killed in Plane Crash

An Indian Malayalee pilot Abraham Tiju George (25), son of Elathikal George Abraham from Pathanamthitta was killed on Friday night when a small plane crashed in Florida in north Georgia. Tiju was working as a flying instructor in a training school and has been residing in America for three years.

Tiju was an aeronautical engineer from the Hindustan Aviation Academy at Bangalore.
Another person was also killed and a third person seriously injured. According to Miami Herald daily, authorities say a Cessna SkyHawk crashed around 10:45 p.m. Friday near Highway 225 south of Chatsworth. Witnesses say the plane circled before crashing into the ground near a driveway. The injured person was flown to Erlanger Medical Center for treatment.

Resident Barbie Cochran says the plane came through her son's yard and hit some trees while her children were playing hide-and-seek.

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