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Pilot killed flying fixed-wing, amateur-built 'experimental' aircraft

Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats described the aircraft similar to a gyrocopter.

CEDARTOWN, Ga. — A pilot was killed Monday when a small, "experimental" aircraft crashed in a cotton field, authorities said. 

The FAA, who is investigating, said it was a a fixed-wing, single-engine amateur-built aircraft. 

Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats said it crashed near the intersection of Wyatt Road and Collard Valley Road in Cedartown. 

The identity of the pilot has not been released. 

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