Monday, January 23, 2012

Gadsden County Sheriff's Office confirms name of Mississippi plane crash victim. Cessna 150G, N73JK. Quincy Municipal Airport (2J9), Florida.

Jerry Golden is the man in green, courtesy of Mike Golden. He is pictured with a plane he owned before the plane that was crashed.

QUINCY, Fla. - The identity of a pilot killed in a Quincy plane crash has been confirmed by the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office.

The man is 61-year-old Jerry Golden.

The plane crashed on the edge of a wooded area off of Ball Farm Road near the Quincy airport. No one on the ground was injured.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. It's unclear what caused the crash, though weather in the area at the time of the crash included fog with limited visibility.

On Monday morning, we were contacted by the brother of the victim, Mike Golden.

Mike Golden, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, says that the family is "in a state of shock" following the news of the crash.

Mike Golden says that Jerry Golden lived in Ocean Springs, Miss., and worked, in Jacksonville, for a contractor involved in helicopter manufacturing.

He also says that the Quincy Municipal Airport was a regular fuel stop for Jerry Golden.

Mike Golden says that he received a text from his brother was on the ground in Quincy; however, he didn't expect any messages saying he made it to his destination.

He says that Jerry Golden was an Air Force veteran and that, "safety had been deeply instilled in his mindset". He adds that Jerry Golden had his private flying license since he was 19 years old.

Ulysses Jenkins, with the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office, says that they couldn't confirm Jerry Golden's identity until they had contacted the man's family.

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