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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.
"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.
The FAA will continue to investigate.
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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