🌱 Morganton surgeon killed in mysterious small-plane crash near Dalton airport

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• Morganton surgeon killed in mysterious small-plane crash near Dalton airport

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• Pilot identified after deadly plane crash in Murray County (wdef.com) — A Morganton resident, orthopedic hand surgeon Dean Dale Worthingstun, was killed when his small plane crashed in a Murray County field while en route to Dalton Municipal Airport. Authorities say the badly damaged single-engine aircraft was discovered Saturday by a man bush-hogging a field, and federal investigators are now examining what caused the fatal crash.
   

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