Federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly plane crash near Dawsonville, according to a report from our affiliate CBS Atlanta. The pilot, identified as Dr. John Culbertson, was killed when the single-engine Piper Malibu PA-46 went down at about 7:10 p.m. Monday.
Culbertson was a doctor at Emory Hospital. The hospital released the following statement:
“John “Jack” Culbertson, MD, passed away when the airplane he was piloting went down in North Georgia. On behalf of all of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center faculty and staff, our deepest sympathies go out to Dr. Culbertson’s family. We do not know the circumstances surrounding the crash and NTSB is investigating. Dr. Culbertson served as Associate Professor within the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for more than twenty-five years. He was a member of multiple national societies and served as Chief of Plastic Surgery at Emory University Hospital Midtown. Dr. Culbertson also directed plastic and reconstructive surgery services based at Grady Memorial Hospital and mentored plastic surgery residents there. Dr. Culbertson contributed to numerous publications and textbooks and lectured nationally and internationally. In addition, he travelled to Navajo reservations for many years to provide instruction and perform surgery.”
