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Old 03-22-2008, 02:50 AM
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Two men were killed Friday afternoon when a small airplane from an Atlanta flight school crashed as it took off from an airport near Rome, authorities said.

The victims' names were not made public Friday, but the twin-engine plane, a Beechcraft BE76, was registered to Aviation Atlanta Inc., a flight training school for aspiring amateur and professional pilots.

Both men were from metro Atlanta.

One of them was an instructor for Aviation Atlanta, said the company's president, Phil Sanders.

"He was a tremendous man — our best instructor," Sanders said. "I can't say enough good things about him."

Sanders declined to say how long the man had been working for Aviation Atlanta, but said he left behind a wife and family.

He said the company does its best to keep crashes from occurring, "but sometimes we can't," he said.

He would not comment further.

The crash happened at 4:20 p.m. at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport, located about seven miles north of Rome and 65 miles northwest of Atlanta.
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Sad, sad story. This is the second Duchess that Aviation Atlanta has lost in recent years.

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Blue skies forever as they slip the surly bonds of earth. In loving memory to fellow fallen aviators.



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Yes - it has been a tough week. best wishes to their family and friends.

That quote from the company's president wouldn't go over well in the military though - "but sometimes we can't [prevent accidents from happening]".

Not even called **accidents** in the USN/USMC; but **mishaps** instead.
Accidents can't be prevented, but mishaps can.

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