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Skydiving Plane Crashes at East Georgia Regional Airport; 4 Killed, 1 Injured

A skydiving plane crashed at East Georgia Regional Airport in Swainsboro, Georgia, on August 25th.

The plane was carrying five people when it went down.

Four people were killed in the crash. They were identified as Staff Sergeant Aliaksandr “Alex” Bahrytsevich, 31, of Raeford, NC; Justin Duff, 42, of Statesboro, GA; Andrew Swenson, 23, of Daytona Beach, FL; and Chris Eldridge, 42, of Rincon, GA.

The fifth occupant of the plane, identified as William Middlebrooks, suffered injuries and was taken to a hospital.

The plane was owned by The Jumping Place Skydiving Center in Statesboro, Georgia.

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