Five people died and two others were injured after a small plane apparently came apart, raining debris across a Southern California neighbourhood and igniting a house fire before landing in a backyard, authorities said on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The male pilot, who was the only person in the twin-engine plane, and four people in the Yorba Linda house that caught fire died Sunday, Orange County Sheriff’s Lt. Cory Martino said at a news conference Sunday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cessna 414A took off from the Fullerton Municipal Airport about a dozen miles west of the blaze, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said.A two-story house burst into flames after being struck by the main cabin and one engine of the plane, sending panicked neighbours into the streets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wounded were taken to a hospital with burn injuries, said Pokey Sanchez, an assistant chief with the Orange County Fire Authority. A firefighter was also treated for a minor injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second engine dislodged and fell onto the street, creating a large hole in the asphalt, according to Eliott Simpson, an aviation accident investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It was a boom. It sounded like something exploded. It shook our house,” said John Wolbart, who lives a block away.He said he ran to the burning house and saw a woman come out with singed hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It’s the eerie, low rumbling sound that keeps getting lower and louder. It was scary,” he said. “And then all of a sudden boom. It shook the house.” He looked out his front door and could see plane parts falling out the sky in the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aerial footage taken from news helicopters show plane parts, including side panels and a propeller, scattered on rooftops and driveways near the burned house. The main body of the twin-engine plane was found in the backyard of another home not far from the burned house. The fire spread to a SUV that was parked in the driveway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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