Startling new footage captured the moment a small commuter plane crashed into an Arizona neighborhood, clipping the roof of one home before nose-diving into the backyard of another.
Dramatic footage showed parts of the Piper PA-28 on the damaged roof of the north Phoenix home, with the small, mangled aircraft jutting from the neighboring yard – wedged between a pool and a portion of the home where a baby nursery is located, ABC News reported.
A small commuter plane crashed into an Arizona neighborhood on Wednesday. AP
The plane had suffered mechanical failure and crashed while attempting to return to Deer Valley Airport. APTwo people aboard the jet – a flight instructor and a student – were rushed to a local hospital, along with a resident inside one of the battered homes, ABC 15 reported.
All three men were taken to a local hospital but are reportedly in stable condition.
The plane had suffered mechanical failure and crashed while attempting to return to Deer Valley Airport at 7:20 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The plane clipped the roof of one home before nose-diving into the backyard of another. APThe crash prompted a neighborhood evacuation as hazmat crews worked to clean up a fuel-soaked mess at the harrowing scene.
The FAA is investigating the crash.
