One Person Dies as Light Plane Hits Atlanta, GA Townhouses

1 dead, 1 more unaccounted for as plane crashes after take-off in Atlanta

Fire officials look at the scene where an airplane crashed into an apartment complex in Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 30, 2019. AP Photo/David Goldman

A light plane crashed into a townhouse in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday morning, killing at least one of the plane’s occupants. A second person on the plane remains unaccounted for, according to DeKalb County Fire Captain Dion Bentley. Foggy conditions in the area may have contributed to the crash.

After taking off from DeKalb-Peachtree airport in the northeast of Atlanta at around 10:30 a.m., the single-engine Piper PA-28 crashed on Oakawana Drive approximately one mile away, according to a tweet from the Federal Aviation Administration.