Witnesses said a plane that crashed Sunday afternoon in Oconee County was flying low and doing aerobatics before it went down,

Witnesses report plane flying low, doing aerobatics before crash

Two people on board when plane crashed

UPDATED 10:53 AM EDT Aug 03, 2015

OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. —Witnesses said a plane that crashed Sunday afternoon in Oconee County was flying low and doing aerobatics before it went down, according to Oconee County Emergency Services Fire Chief Charlie King.

Boaters reported that the plane crash about 5:45 p.m. near West Union. 
King said several people reported the plane flying low above Lake Keowee. 
He said he will pass the witness reports along to the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board. Both agencies will investigate the crash. 

Fire responders said the pilot was standing in McAlister Road flagging them down and led them to the crash site. 

King said the pilot told authorities that he was having engine trouble and tried to land on empty streets in a housing development that's under construction, but couldn't reach the roads. The plane went down in some trees, King said.
The pilot and the passenger were not hurt.  Yah, sure.  They are still in denial o shock.  Almost all crash victims initially claim that they are not injured.

The small experimental plane flew out of a private runway in Walhalla and was on a flight over Lake Keowee when it crashed, King said.

King said the pilot either owns or works for JustAircraft, a Walhalla company that builds planes.

This is the second plane crash for the company this year, King said. 
Two people were injured in April when a plane crashed just behind JustAircraft. To read more on that story, click here.