Dougherty coroner says Albany plane crash victims died on impact
Autopsies found no smoke inhalation from fire
By Terry Lewis
ALBANY — Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler said Tuesday that all three victims of a fatal airplane accident at the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport over the weekend died instantly from blunt force trauma.
Fowler attended the autopsies of Britt Knight, Michael Coalson and Brittany Kerfoot that were conducted Monday at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation lab in Macon.
“The plane caught fire when it hit the ground, but there was no smoke in the victims’ lungs, indicating they were killed on impact,” Fowler said. “The victims were not ejected from the plane, but the impact tore away part of the plane and all three were partially out of the aircraft.”
The accident happened Saturday afternoon as the 2002 Lancair 4 crashed shortly after takeoff.
The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration.
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