LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- A small plane crashed into an Atlanta-area house and burst into flames, killing the pilot and a woman in the house.
The husband of the woman who died was in the house at the time of the crash Friday, but he managed to escape.
Capt. Tommy Rutledge, of Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Service, said the male pilot was alone in the twin-engine Cessna. The victims' identities weren't released.
Authorities responding to 911 calls shortly after 1 p.m. Friday found the house engulfed in flames. Rutledge said the two-story house was leveled.
FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the plane took off from Gwinnett County Airport and was headed to Sparta, Tenn.
National Transportation Safety Board investigator Butch Wilson said it could take days to determine the cause.
Officials said there was no contact between the pilot and air traffic control, and no distress signal was sent from the plane.
