Plane 'landed' on American home
A light plane crashed into a home in Arizona, injuring two people on the ground, while the pilot and passenger parachuted safely.
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The house was destroyed after the plane crashed. Photo: KPHO TV |
AP quoted Phoenix city officials as saying that the Cessna 182 crashed on the evening of September 17 for unknown reasons while participating in the Constitution Exhibition, an annual event commemorating the birth of the US Constitution.
Several witnesses said they saw a fireball falling from the sky and heard a loud bang.
Five people on board the plane managed to escape and parachute to safety before the plane crashed into the house.The pilot was taken to hospital with burns to his arm but his condition is not life-threatening.
![[Caption]Wreckage from a plane that crashed into a home in Gilbert, Ariz., sits on a flatbed on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.](https://bna.1cdn.vn/2016/09/19/uploaded-dataimages-201609-original-_images1689709_skydivingplanecrash_0c080_9080_1474247940.jpg) |
The burned wreckage of the plane was recovered yesterday. Photo: AP |
A couple also luckily escaped, however, their house was completely destroyed.Half the plane is inside the house, the other half is in the backyard.
Neighbors have set up an account to raise funds to help the couple rebuild their home.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.
According to VNE
