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Two people aboard a single-engine plane were able to walk away with only minor injuries after it crashed shortly taking off from the airport in Athens on Thursday afternoon.
A small aircraft crashed just outside the airport in Athens shortly after it took off.
A pilot headed to Greenville, S.C., lost power and had to steer his plane to safety in Athens.
Luke Zwicker is an accomplished pilot, certified flight instructor and a graduating senior.
The plane crashed in a deep section of Lake Hartwell in Georgia. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.