A Piper 31T twin engine turbo prop aircraft crashed in a densely wooded area off Tanyard Road near Eatonton Friday.
Five people died in the crash. The Putnam County Sheriff’s office has identified the deceased as 67-year-old Larry Ray Pruitt of Morriston, Florida, his daughter, 43-year-old Jody Rae Lamont, her husband 41-year-old Shawn Charles Lamont and their two children 6-year-olds Jayce and Alice Lamont.
According to Putnam County Sheriff Howard R. Sills, the family was flying from Florida to Indiana to attend a funeral.
The fire has been extinguished and remains of the dead have been recovered.
The Federal Aviation Administration will be on scene to conduct its investigation tomorrow morning.
Thom Chandler
Thom Chandler is the editor of The Georgia Sun and has been writing, editing and managing websites and blogs since 1995. He is a lifelong Georgian and one of those increasingly rare Atlanta natives.
