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A pilot died this morning when a single engine plane crashed into trees north of Highway 90 near Cooper Lane.
The victim is tentatively identified as John Boudreaux of Memphis Tennessee.
He had reportedly taken off from George T. McCutchan airfield in Santa Rosa County around 9:30 a.m.
Witnesses in the Holt area say they had spotted a plane flying low around 10 a.m. and heard its engine shut off and come back on. One said he saw the small aircraft go down somewhere north of Highway 90.
First responders were searching the area when a resident of Joseph Cook Road reported he had located the aircraft, tail #N107KW, in trees south of his property. The pilot was deceased.
No additional details were available.
The FAA will investigate the cause of the crash.
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