Two killed in small plane crash near Macon airport

MACON - A flight instructor and his student died Monday after their small plane crashed near Macon Downtown Airport. <br> <br> Officials of the Bibb County Sheriff&#39;s Office and Southeastern Flight School said they were unsure who was piloting the single-engine Piper Warrior when it went down. Skies were clear, but it was windy at the time. <br> <br> The two were identified as Bhushan Dixit, 28, a Southeastern instructor, and Aubrey L. Minor, 34, of Arley, Ala. <br> <br> Soon after their takeoff at about 10:35 a.m., the pilot notified airport officials that he was turning back, giving no explanation, Sheriff Jerry Modena said. <br> <br> That was the last contact with the airport before the plane crashed into a sparse stand of pines that forms a border between a field of sand and thicker woods.