GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A small plane crashed at the Gwinnett County Airport Sunday afternoon, fire department officials confirmed to Channel 2 Action News.
The two occupants in the plane exited safely but are being evaluated for injuries, officials said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said C-172 experienced a nose dive and hard landing as it took off from Runway 7 at the airport around 12:40 p.m.
The FAA will continue to investigate.
"It began to smoke and then it was fully engulfed in flames a short time after that," said Justin Wilson with the Gwinnett County Fire Department.
It is the second plane crash in metro Atlanta reported within the past 24 hours. Yesterday, a pilot was killed in Paulding County when a small single-engine plane crashed near the Bartow County line.
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