Plane crashes into roof of Texas home, injuring pilot and two passengers
Plane crashes into roof of Texas home, injuring pilot and two passengers
- A private jet carrying a pilot and two passengers crashed into the roof of a home in Georgetown, Texas shortly before noon on Sunday.
- The plane, a single-engine Beech BE35 aircraft, was attempting to land near Georgetown Executive Airport
- The pilot and passengers miraculously survived with injuries not considered life-threatening and the house the plane hit was empty
A small private jet crashed into the roof of a Texas home on Sunday afternoon.
The crash happened near the Georgetown Executive Airport shortly before noon when the plane, which had three people on board, including the pilot, landed.
The FAA confirmed that the NTSB would lead an investigation into how the plane, a single-engine Beech BE35, crashed.
The occupants, a man and two women, survived the collision and suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
The trio were taken to hospital for treatment and released later in the day.
A private jet with a pilot and two passengers on board crashed into the roof of a home in Georgetown, Texas shortly before noon on Sunday.
The Georgetown Fire Department said the plane crashed just before noon in the 500 block of Northwood Drive, which is near Georgetown Executive Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed it was a single-engine Beech BE35 aircraft and the National Transportation Safety Board would lead the investigation into the crash
The plane landed in the attic. Insulation from the home’s attic was caught up in the crash
Another good thing was that the house the plane plowed into was completely uninhabited.
“They were in very good condition considering what happened,” said local resident Dylan King KXANwho rushed to the scene north of Austin.
“They were scared, they didn’t know what was going on. They looked very confused. We helped them off the balcony and they tried to jump through a hole in the roof. We opened the attic stairs and that’s how they went down.’
The plane had taken off from Kerrville and was nearing the end of its 120-mile journey and was about to land in Georgetown when the plane suddenly lost altitude and crashed into the roof of the house, getting stuck in the top.
The plane, a single-engine Beech BE35 aircraft, was attempting to land near Georgetown Executive Airport
The pilot and passengers miraculously survived with injuries that were not considered life-threatening
The house that the plane hit was completely empty
“They were in very good condition considering what happened,” nearby resident Dylan King told KXAN, who rushed to the scene
On Sunday evening, the wreckage of the plane could still be seen above the roof of the house.
The Georgetown Fire Department says they plan to return to the scene with representatives from the FAA and NTSB on Monday to further assess the damage and work to remove the plane.
The FAA is also expected to publish a preliminary crash report on their website within 24 hours.
The names of the people involved have not been released.