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Five family members were killed Friday afternoon when a small plane headed to Indiana crashed in a wooded area near Lake Oconee, authorities said. The plane went down about 3:15 p.m. near Tanyard Road just north of Eatonton, Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills told AJC.com. Emergency crews extinguished the flames but found no survivors aboard. The family of five included two young siblings, ages 4 and 6. The pilot and owner of the plane was identified as Larry Ray Pruitt, 67, of Morriston, Florida, authorities said.  Also killed in the crash were Shawn Charles Lamont, 41, and his wife, Jody Rae Lamont, 43, both of Gainesville, Florida. The couple’s young children, 6-year-old Jayce and 4-year-old Alice, were also on board. Sills said Jody Rae Lamont was Pruitt’s daughter. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the twin-engine Piper PA-31T took off from Williston, Florida, and was flying to Indiana. Sills said the family was headed to a funeral in Newcastle.  The FAA is investigating the crash and the National Transportation Safety Board has also been notified, authorities said.

Date:	05-JUN-2020
Time:	c. 15:15
Type:	Piper PA-31T Cheyenne
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N135VE
C/n / msn:	31T-7520024
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	northeast of Eatonton, Putnam County, GA -    United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Williston Municipal Airport, FL (X60)
Destination airport:	New Castle Henry Co. Municipal Airport, IN (KUWL)

Narrative:
A Piper PA-31T Cheyenne experienced an inflight breakup and subsequent impact with wooded terrain northeast of Eatonton, Putnam County,Georgia.
The airplane was destroyed during the accident sequence and the five occupants onboard were fatally injured. Weather may have been a factor to the incident.