PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Three people are injured after a plane went down and crashed into a north Phoenix neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
A spokesperson with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says just before 7:30 a.m., a Piper PA-28 crashed into a neighborhood near Cave Creek Road and Deer Valley Drive on its way back to Deer Valley Airport. Two people were on board the plane at the time of the crash.
Phoenix Fire Capt. Todd Keller says the pilot instructor and student were hospitalized in stable condition. The fire captain says both sustained minor cuts and burn injuries, but they were alert as they were being treated.
“It hit two houses. Fortunately, everyone was okay. Situations like this when you do have multiple residences involved and you have houses with people coming and going, it is a miracle that no one was injured,” Capt. Keller explained.
A homeowner was also hospitalized, but is expected to be OK. No firefighters were injured during the response.
“Early indications are that the plane did hit that first house, landed in that second house’s backyard. That first house person is being transported for precautionary measures,” Capt. Keller said.
Arizona’s Family news chopper witnessed a plane with its nose down into a backyard. Two homes sustained damage, and bits of debris were scattered across one backyard. A piece of the aircraft was also on a roof.
The American Red Cross disaster action teams are working with families impacted by the crash and providing assistance.
Details remain limited as to what led up to the crash because investigators are still working to canvass the scene.
Capt. Keller says the FAA will head to the scene and take over the investigation.
“The FAA is currently responding, and they will get witness accounts, gather as much information as they can, and then we will be turning operations over to them,” he said.
Arizona’s Family has also reached out to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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