https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/12/28/2-injured-after-plane-crashes-doraville-neighborhood-emergency-officials-say/https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/564910(I listened to their entire approach headed into KRYY when they decided to divert (along with quite a few others, as the ceilings were around 4,000 and soupy) to KPDK.
everything seemed just fine, normal divert, turn, approach into PDK. whatever occurred it was quick. glad both with only minor injuries)
By Atlanta News First staff, Mary Kate Hamilton and Justin Berger
Published: Dec. 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM EST|Updated: 15 hours ago
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two people were hurt after a prop plane crashed in a DeKalb County neighborhood on Sunday morning, according to the fire department.
Emergency crews were called to Homeland Drive, a residential area on the cusp of Dunwoody and Doraville, at around 9:40 a.m. The two victims had minor injuries and were taken to the hospital.
Neighbors say they were shocked this morning when they heard the plane come down.
“I heard something go ‘ahhhh,’ and I’m thinking, ‘Oh, that must be a really loud truck on the freeway.’ Because, you know, you can hear sounds from the freeway. But I was like, ‘This is too close to home,’” neighbor Roxy Barlow said. “I came back out, and I saw the crowd and everything, and I realized it is a plane crash.”
The plane didn’t hit any homes, and nobody else was hurt. The cause of the crash is currently unknown.
The plane took off from Miami and was set to land at the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, the fire department said. It clipped some trees on its way down.
According to the NTSB, the plane diverted due to an “engine problem.”
“I’m 89, I probably would have had a heart attack if I had been inside,” Dewitt King said. King was at church when the plane crashed next to his Sudbury Road home, but said when he got back part of the engine and wheel were still on his property.
“My house is one thing but I wouldn’t want those people to lose their lives either so I felt very good that they were safe,” he said.
According to the NTSB, the FAA will be on scene to do the documentation of the airplane and a preliminary report is expected within 30 days.
A probable cause of the crash along with any contributing factors will be detailed in the final report, which is expected in 12-24 months.
