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Motorized glider crashes in Coweta County | 1 in hospital

According to the Coweta County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened near a private airstrip.

SHARPSBURG, Ga. — One person is in the hospital after a motorized glider crashed in Coweta County.

According to the Coweta County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened near a private airstrip at the Rolling Meadows Airfield in Sharpsburg.

The victim's condition is unknown at this time.

The 11Alive Skytracker flew over the wreckage site where you can see the glider near a line of trees. Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson Kathleen Bergen said the agency is investigating the crash and identified the motorized glider as an Apollo Aircraft Monsoon. Bergen described it as a "light sport aircraft."

11Alive is working to get more information about what happened. We will update this story a soon as more details become available. 

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