'Neither man had a scratch': Plane loses power and crashes in field near Hawkinsville

HAWKINSVILLE, Ga. — Two men walked away from a plane crash near Hawkinsville without a scratch, according to Pulaski County Fire Chief and EMA director Leslie Sewell.

Just before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, two men headed from Columbus to Baxley in a plane went down in a field about 8 miles south of Hawkinsville. 

Sewell said the men lost power, missed a set of power lines, crashed into the field and flipped. The men managed to get out of the plane and Sewell said "Neither man had a scratch." The plane however was torn up. 

It happened near Wilson Road and Highway 257 South. It is well of the road in the field. 

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