According to the agency, the incident happened around 19:05 (local time) at the plant, located at 15200 Industrial Park Blvd. NE. Photos from the crash site show heavy smoke, with several trailer trailers damaged.
It is located about eight-tenths of a mile southeast of the runway at Covington Municipal Airport.
Reporter at the scene Denise Dylan revealed that the authorities in Covington said that the plane exploded on impact and no one on board survived.
She tweeted: “Covington authorities are providing up-to-date information on the plane crash at the General Mills plant. The plane is said to have exploded on impact. No one on board survived. “
Witnesses say they heard explosions after the crash.
FOX5 said authorities say the plane crashed into some trailers at the General Mills facility after taking off from Covington Airport.
The photos show a cloud of thick smoke coming from the factory and several damaged trailers.
The crash appears to have been outside the plant, but the extent of the damage has not been fully assessed.
Captain Ken Malcolm of the Covington Police Department told the news agency: “At 18:45, according to witnesses, a plane took off from Covington Airport, hit in a northeasterly direction.
“According to witnesses, they believe that the plane had an engine problem.
“Suddenly the plane swung to the right and immediately landed and crashed into the lawn behind us. This is the General Mills plant.
“The plane crashed in an isolated area. There were no injuries from this one here on earth, but this is a devastating disaster and there are no survivors. “
He added that the number of people on board remained unknown.
Mr Malcolm said: “The FAA is around and will take over the investigation.
About four trailers, which were parked together and are believed to be mostly empty, caught fire and were damaged after the crash.
He added: “We have seen what we believe to be a wing and probably part of an engine, but again at the moment it is very charred metal.
Although there were no details about the plane, Mr Malcolm said he believed there were three seats on the plane.
He said: “We are working on the trail to determine the victims of this disaster. I’m not sure about the number of people on the plane.
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