Small plane crashes in residential neighbourhood in Pennsylvania
Resident says ‘house shook’ after the crash in Bucks County
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Your support makes all the difference.One person was killed after a small plane crashed in a residential neighbourhood in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
The plane hit an unoccupied truck before bursting into flames when it came down in Hilltown Township, north of Philadelphia, on Thursday evening, according to CBS3.
The Federal Aviation Administration says that one pilot was on board the plane and the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will now investigate the crash.
Township police say that no homes were damaged in the incident, whihc took place just miles from the Pennridge Airport, but they have asked people to avoid the area.
Firefighters put out the blaze, but helicopter footage showed burned out piece of the aircraft on the street, with a blue sheet covering up the cockpit.
Helicopter footage also showed firefighters surrounding the wreckage.
“The house shook,” resident Amanda Cichanowsky told The Morning Call.
“We at first thought a motorcycle hit a pole or tree. We ran outside and saw a plane hit the corner of our intersection, about 100 yards from our house.
“The plane was engulfed in flames. There was a car parked on the corner that I guess also caught fire when fluid from the plane spread to the car. Nobody was in the car, though.”
And she added: “Everybody in our neighborhood was calling 911 at the same time.
“Luckily, we have quite a few families in the neighborhood who are firefighters and they came to the scene within 30 seconds.”
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