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Plane Crash During Air Show Near US City of Atlanta Results in Pilot Death

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A plane crash during an air show at Peachtree-DeKalb Airport near the city of Atlanta in the US state of Georgia has left the aircraft's pilot dead, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the WSB TV channel, the incident took place during the Good Neighbor Day Stunt Show on Saturday's afternoon. The pilot was reportedly the only one person on board the aircraft.

Witnesses said the crashed plane had failed to pull out of a dive while performing a maneuver due to strong winds, the broadcaster reported.

Experts from the US Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are due to conduct an investigation on the incident.

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