This report was updated at approximately 2 p.m. Monday.

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — The Georgia State Patrol has identified a Moody Air Force Base airman who died in a vehicle accident Thursday in Lanier County.

Conner Kendall, 26, died when his ATV flipped over in a field off North Moody Drive, according to a statement from the patrol.

Kendall was part of the 723rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

The accident took place around 1:55 a.m., according to the state patrol.

The airman had only bought the vehicle a couple of days earlier, Trooper Chandler Poore said.

“It just flipped on him,” Poore said.

The cause of the vehicle’s flipping is not known, the statement said.

Kendall’s next of kin have been notified, according to the state patrol.

Terry Richards is senior reporter at The Valdosta Daily Times.