Plane crashes General Mills

A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration said the crash happened around 7.05pm EST. Police said a small Cessna twin engine plane crashed into an ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. No one at the plant was injured in the crash, with the plane hitting an area used to store tractor trailers. A plane has crashed into a General Mills plant in Georgia, according to officials.

COVINGTON, Ga. (CBS46) -- A small plane crashed near a factory in Newton County Thursday evening, leading to a fiery scene.

But the wings were wobbling just a little bit.” According to Capt. Ken Malcolm with the Covington Police Department, the small Cessna plane crashed around half a mile from the runway of the Covington Airport. Witnesses in the area told police that the plane struggled to gain altitude and heard the engine sputtering prior to the crash. “And it didn’t sound great.

The plane is believed to have crashed at the food factory in Covington, Georgia, shortly after taking off from a nearby airport.

The expansion boosted production of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, an iconic cereal made by General Mills that the company said has risen in popularity. Photos obtained by local Fox affiliate WAGA-TV show dark smoke billowing from the facility and tractor-trailers blackened or crushed. The company is working with police and the FAA, she said.

A small plane crashed in the lot of a General Mills plant in Georgia shortly after take-off Thursday evening, killing all aboard, authorities said.

The plane went down in an isolated area that stored tractor-trailers, some of which caught fire, he said. There were no survivors, Malcom said. A small plane crashed in the lot of a General Mills plant in Georgia shortly after takeoff Thursday evening, killing all aboard, authorities said.

Two people were killed when the small aircraft came down about 300 yards from a General Mills warehouse east of Atlanta.

“We don't have additional information at this time,” said the FAA statement. Police said the aircraft was a Cessna twin engine plane, WSB-TV reported. The crash sent a plume of black smoke overhead, authorities and local news reports said. According to witnesses, the plane had departed from Covington Municipal Airport around 6:45 p.m., police said, according to the outlet. “We are working on a lead to determine who the victims were in the crash,” Malcom said, adding it was a relief the incident did not hit the cereal manufacturer's plant close by. According to witnesses, the plane had departed from Covington Municipal Airport around 6:45 p.m., police said, according to the outlet.

COVINGTON, Ga. (NewsNation) — Two people may be dead after an unidentified plane crashed into the parking lot of a General Mills facility in Covington, ...

A plane crashed in Georgia on Thursday. A column of smoke could be seen at the General Mills food plant in Newton County's Covington.