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2 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A flight school owner has tragically died while flying his single-engine plane before it crashed in DeKalb County, Alabama.
Douglas Emge, 62, was killed in a small aircraft crash behind a water tank near his hometown of Whiton.
DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Posey confirmed the identity of the pilot and that he was the only person on board.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesperson said a 'Van's RV-4 aircraft crashed in a field near Albertville, Alabama, around 6.50 am.
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On the morning of the crash, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office informed residents to avoid the area of the 4700 block of CR-3 in the Whiton community as deputies and local first responders arrived at the scene.
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deputies → inform → scene
Social media users who lived in the area responded to the announcement and shared details about what they heard.
One user said: 'I heard the plane this morning when I took my dog out, I thought it’s awful cloudy for a plane.
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I live opposite side of high falls from Whiton.'
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Another commented: 'I heard when it crashed but thought my dog fell off the bed.
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Douglas Emge, 62, was killed in a Van's RV-4 aircraft crash behind a water tank near his hometown of Whiton in DeKalb County, Alabama
The flight school owner ran a business named Albertville Aviation Inc, where he offered lessons for first fliers and any resources or information they might need.
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Pictured: Douglas Emge with his wife, Stacy Emge
On the morning of the crash, DeKalb County Sheriff's Office informed residents to avoid the area of the 4700 block of CR-3 in the Whiton community as deputies and local first responders arrived at the scene
His wife Stacy Emge would often share photos of them together on Facebook and videos of him flying his planes.
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The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office confirmed they have notified Emge's family of his passing
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office confirmed they have notified Emge's family of his death.
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Emge was known as the owner of a flight school named Albertville Aviation Inc, where he offered lessons for first fliers and any resources or information they might need.
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'Our airport is small enough to enable training without big airport traffic but big enough to become comfortable and proficient in the traffic pattern with other aircraft.
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If you decide to start taking lessons, we will have you in the pilot seat on your very first lesson,' wrote a description on his business website.
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His wife Stacy Emge would often share photos of them together on Facebook and videos of him flying his planes.
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'Doug won the game, then my heart.
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Follow your passion, in every way!' Stacy Emge wrote in a past Facebook post.
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The National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement that an investigator is expected to arrive at the scene on Wednesday to begin the process of documenting and examining the aircraft crash.
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An FAA statement said that they will be releasing a preliminary accident report in the next business day with additional details.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to the family of Douglas Emge for comment.
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The Daily Mail has also reached out to the DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency and the Alabama Department of Forensic Scientists.
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