ROCK HILL, S.C. — A small plane crashed Friday night in Rock Hill killing the pilot, officials said.
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At about 7:30 p.m., Rock Hill police arrived at the crash site in a wooded area behind the American Legion Post 34 on Heckle Boulevard.
On scene of a small plane crash near sunset park elementary school. I’m told the crash scene is deep in a wooded area (which we can’t see) Rock Hill PD holding the scene until FAA and NTSB arrives in the morning to investigate the crash @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/ayXomsI43i
— Joey Williams (@JWilliamsWSOC09) November 6, 2021
The pilot, Robert Prestininzi, 49, of Fort Mill, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The NTSB tweeted it was investigating the crash involving a Piper PA-30 twin-engine plane that had one person on board.
“The pilot, who was the only person on board, was flying from LaGrange-Callaway Airport in Georgia to Rock Hill (York County) Airport - Bryant Field,” the FAA said in a statement.
The NTSB is investigating the Nov. 5, 2021, crash of a Piper PA-30 airplane in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) November 6, 2021
According to the NTSB, the onboard flight tracking system showed the aircraft circling the Rock Hill area shortly before the crash.
The NTSB said it was unaware of any distress calls placed by the pilot.
The plane was recovered from the scene on Sunday and a preliminary report from the NTSB is expected to be released in two weeks.
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