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Etowah County Coroner's office tentatively identifies pilot of plane crash

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RAINBOW CITY, AL (WBRC) - The Etowah County Coroner's Office has tentatively identified the victim of a small plane crash last night in Rainbow City as Thomas Coble of Burlington North Carolina.  Coble is the owner of Coble Trench Safety in Greensboro South Carolina.   An article on the company's web site says Coble was a pilot for Reverend Jerry Falwell from 1976 to 1979. 

The FAA says the plane in route to Burlington, North Carolina crashed yesterday evening following take off at the Northeast Alabama Regional Airport.

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