Four killed in South Carolina plane crash from Indiana
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A former top racecar driver was among four Indiana men who died in a plane crash while traveling to the Notre Dame-Clemson football game.
The wreckage of the Piper PA-32 was found near Lake Hartwell on the Georgia-South Carolina border, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Berger said.
Authorities have not given a cause for the crash. They said the men died Friday afternoon and were flying from Warsaw, Indiana, to Clemson, South Carolina, to attend Saturday's game.
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The four were Tony Elliott, 54; Charles Smith, 71; son Scott Smith, 44; and Scott Bibler, 51, Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said.
Elliott won the U.S. Auto Club national sprint car series championship in 1998 and 2000. Tony Stewart Racing posted a message on its Facebook page Saturday, calling Elliott a "fierce competitor on the track. He lauded him as a "father, husband, son, brother and friend."
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Elliott family at this time. Godspeed & Rest In Peace," the post said.
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The elder Smith was a councilman and former high school football coach. Bibler also used to coach high school football. Scott Smith was an attorney.