Pilot Killed in Single-Engine Plane Crash Near Fort Payne, Alabama
A pilot has died following the crash of a single-engine aircraft near Fort Payne, Alabama. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in a wooded area off County Road 85. Witnesses reported seeing the plane flying low just before it crashed and exploded, starting a small fire. The pilot, identified as 71-year-old Robert Charles Ashe of Rome, Georgia, was the sole occupant and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are now investigating the cause of the crash.
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