Plane crashes into power lines near a Georgia middle school leaving pilot dangling above the ground 

A small plane crashed into power lines leaving the pilot trapped and dangling above the ground in Georgia on Thursday. 

The man, who had flown the plane from Florida, was trapped in the lines near a middle school in Waycross for almost two hours while rescuers worked to free him.

Photos shared by the Ware County Sheriff’s Office show the plane hanging upside down from the cable, causing a pole supporting the lines to tilt.

News4jax reported that the man’s flight path showed he had come from Ormond Beach and was planning to land at Waycross Airport, just five minutes from where he crashed. 

It is not clear what caused the plane to become tangled in the lines but the flight path showed the plane made a loop in the air before crashing.

The incident caused massive power outages across the county, affecting more than 300 people in the area, according to local media.

The sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post that  deputies, firefighters and EMS crews responded to the crash at about 10:06am on Thursday.      

‘The final resting place of the small biplane was suspended in power lines. The pilot is responsive; emergency crews have now been able to extricate him from the plane and fully render aid due to first needing to secure the power before rescue efforts can ensue,’ the post read. 

Georgia Power also assisted in the rescue, using excavators to stabilize the plane and a bucket truck to lift a crew member to assist the pilot, News4jax reported.  

The pilot reportedly had a cut to his forehead but was alert at the time of his rescue. 

The Federal Aviation Administration said the National Transportation Safety Board will lead an investigation into the incident.  

The man, who had flown the plane from Florida, was trapped in the line in Waycross for almost two hours while rescuers worked to free him