One person was killed in a small plane crash when the aircraft flew into an apartment building, CNN reported.
Photos from the scene of incident show a two-storey house "missing a large swath of its brick facade" and with a damaged roof.
Police and firefighters promptly arrived at the scene, according to reports.
There is no immediate information of any casualties.
The Federal Aviation Administration has stated in a tweet that the plane crashed after taking off from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport outside Atlanta.