NC family identified in deadly highway plane crash

ATLANTA, GA (AP) – A fire officials say all four people onboard a small plane that crashed into a busy Atlanta interstate have been killed.

The plane crashed into Interstate 285 after taking off from an Atlanta-area airport Friday morning.

Spokesman Capt. Eric Jackson of the DeKalb County Fire Department told reporters that four were onboard, and all died. He says the east-west highway is shut down in both directions. He says he doesn’t know any details about where the plane was headed.

According to WLOS, Greg Byrd, of Asheville, his sons Christopher, 27, and Phillip, 25, and his Christophers’ fiance Jackie Kulzer all died in the crash. A pet also perished in the wreck.

The plane was a Piper PA-32. It departed from DeKalb Peachtree Airport. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.