Overview
- Police and the NTSB say the single‑engine plane lost engine power shortly after departing Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport around 12:10 p.m.
- Unable to reach the runway, the pilot executed a forced landing at Browns Bridge Road and Pearl Nix Parkway, striking three vehicles.
- Two motorists were transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center with minor injuries, while the two people aboard the aircraft were not seriously hurt.
- Gainesville Police reported the right wing clipped a vehicle, dislodging the plane’s fuel tank into the rear of an SUV.
- FAA records identify the aircraft as a 2010 Beechcraft Hawker G‑36 registered to Airmart Inc., and the roadway was closed for hours during the response and on‑scene investigation.