No survivors on small twin-engine plane that crashed near Georgia General Mills plant: Cops say all that's left at the scene is 'charred metal'

Daily Mail UK ^ | April 22, 2022 | Stephen M. Lepore

[Morgana]

A small plane crashed in a parking lot near an industrial plant east of Atlanta on Thursday evening, sending a plume of black smoke overhead, authorities and local news reports said.

Police said it appeared no one aboard the plane survived - but federal authorities said they couldn't immediately identify the plane and had no information about its occupant or occupants.

There were no immediate reports of any injuries to anyone on the ground at the plant, which produces General Mills cereals.

Covington police told local reporters the aircraft crashed in an isolated parking lot near an industrial plant just off Interstate 20, a major east-west artery in Georgia. That community about 35 miles east of downtown Atlanta.

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the crash happened near an industrial building around 7 p.m.

'We don't have additional information at this time,' said the FAA statement emailed by one of its spokespeople.

Their statement added that the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.

The FAA added that more details would be released later after investigators verify the plane's registration number at the scene.

News outlet WSB TV reported that no one survived the crash, citing police sources - though it wasn't immediately known who or how many were aboard.

It said the plane came down about 300 yards from an industrial facility into four empty tractor-trailers.

[tbpiper]

Cessna 340 according to Kathryn’s Report.

[old curmudgeon]

A beautiful airplane.

I looked very carefully at one years ago but I don’t remember its single engine numbers.

The aircraft has been around for a long time so its mechanical condition could be anything from perfect to terrible.

We bought a used aircraft once that after we got it home and had our fixed base guys go over it, found that neither prop would feather...after flying it home over mountainous terrain and a demo for my parents down the beach, mostly over the water at something below 1,000 ft.

Lesson learned. Don’t even take possession until a complete annual or 100 hour by your own people.