YORBA LINDA (AP) — Southern California officials say five people are dead after a small plane crashed into a house Sunday, setting the home on fire.
Orange County Sheriff’s Lt. Cory Martino says the pilot died as well as four occupants of the home in Yorba Linda, which is about 35 miles (56 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles.
Martino says two other people were taken to the hospital with moderate injuries.
A spokesman with the National Transportation Safety Board says the twin-engine Cessna 414A crashed shortly after taking off from a nearby airport.
Video showed airplane parts scattered on the ground and on rooftops.
Eliott Simpson, an aviation accident investigator, says debris is scattered over four blocks and a nearby elementary school will be closed tomorrow as they investigate.
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