Small plane crashes into San Diego house, 2 die

The Associated Press

8 years ago

Firefighters stand in front of the house where a small plane crashed into it in San Diego, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. (Hayne Palmour IV/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

Firefighters hose down the roof of a house that was damaged by fire after a small plane crashed into it in San Diego, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. (Hayne Palmour IV/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

An investigator, standing next to the tail section, looks at the charred remains of a small plane that crashed into a house that was damaged by fire after the plane hit the house in San Diego, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. (Hayne Palmour IV/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

SAN DIEGO — Authorities in southern California say at least two people are dead after a small plane crashed into a home in San Diego.

Local news media report the plane crashed into the house in San Diego’s Clairemont neighborhood about 4:40 p.m. Saturday.

The single-engine, six-seat Beech BE36 Bonanza had taken off from Montgomery Field about a half mile away.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports the pilot and a passenger were taken to a hospital with burns, and two passengers died at the scene.

The paper reports the pilot apparently tried to land in a field behind the house. The plane skidded through a fence and crashed into the back of a home, sparking a fire.

The occupants of the house were not home, but neighbors said their small dog died.