2 killed after plane crashes into Georgia townhome community, officials say
A plane crashed into a building at a Georgia townhome community, killing two people, officials say.
The small aircraft made impact Wednesday morning in the Clairmont Hills Townhouses, about 12 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
The crash happened just after the Piper PA-28 left nearby DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
“Fire Capt. Deon Bentley said the two people onboard the plane died,” WSB-TV reports.
No one was inside the building when the plane went down, but six units in the complex have been declared unsafe, according to WAGA.
This story was originally published October 30, 2019 at 11:26 AM with the headline "2 killed after plane crashes into Georgia townhome community, officials say."
