Breaking: US Neighborhood in Flames After Plane Crashes Into Row of Townhouses
On Saturday morning, a small twin-engine Cessna 421C airplane crashed into a residential area of townhouses in Fairview, Oregon, near Troutdale Airport, east of Portland. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m., causing a massive fire and significant damage to at least one townhouse. Fire Chief Scott Lewis reported that two people were aboard the aircraft, while one resident of the townhouses was unaccounted for; however, there have been no confirmed deaths. The crash knocked over power lines and caused a separate fire in a nearby field. Photos and videos from the scene depict dense smoke and flames engulfing the structures. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash.
A small plane crashed into a collection of townhouses Saturday morning in an Oregon neighborhood east of Portland, causing a massive fire.
Gresham Fire Chief Scott Lewis said at least two people were aboard the aircraft and one person inside the townhomes was unaccounted for, KPTV-TV in Portland reported. No deaths have been confirmed.
Photos and videos published by the news station show at least one of the townhouses engulfed in flames and a thick plume of black smoke in the air.
A video shows smoke rising from the crash site.
NEW: Video shows the aftermath of a small plane crash in Fairview near the Troutdale airport https://t.co/bxyrJuJ16k pic.twitter.com/JZI08orU1W
— FOX 12 Oregon (@fox12oregon) August 31, 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration identified the aircraft as a twin-engine Cessna 421C, which it says went down around 10:30 a.m. near Troutdale Airport, about a 30-minute drive east of Portland.
As the plane went down, it knocked over a pole and power lines, causing a separate but brief fire in a nearby field, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office. The plane was split into multiple parts as it crashed in the residential area in the city of Fairview.
Troutdale Airport is described on the Port of Portland’s website as a “flight training and recreational airport.”
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