Two people were injured Friday morning when a small plane went down near Winder, not far from the Barrow County Airport, officials said.
Barrow emergency services received a 911 call about the downed plane around 11 a.m., spokesman Capt. Scott Dakin told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Firefighters and emergency medical personnel were sent to the crash site near 241 Giles Road, where they found two people injured near the wreckage.
Both people were able to pull themselves from the plane before emergency responders arrived, Dakin said. One of the plane’s passengers was taken to the hospital in an ambulance while another was flown by helicopter. Dakin did not identify the victims or share further details about their injuries.
At some point after the crash, the plane caught on fire, Dakin said. Firefighters were able to contain the flames to the wreckage and immediate area around the crash site. The fire was quickly extinguished.
County officials notified the Federal Aviation Administration about the crash and Dakin said firefighters were waiting for federal investigators at the scene.
In a news release, the FAA identified the plane as a Cessna C172 that crashed after the pilot reported engine failure. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, the release said, with the NTSB taking the lead and providing further updates.
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