FAA: 1 dead in crash of experimental plane in NC

MAGNOLIA, N.C. — One person is dead following the crash of an experimental aircraft in eastern North Carolina.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the experimental aircraft went down in a wooded area around 12:45 p.m. near the town of Magnolia in Duplin County.

An FAA spokeswoman described the plane as an RV-6.

The pilot of the aircraft has not been identified. The FAA had no further details on the crash early Monday afternoon.

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