A small plane with two people on board crashed into a row of townhouses in Fairview, Oregon, on Saturday morning. One person from a townhouse that the plane struck is missing, and officials have not yet provided an update on the two people on board the plane.
A small plane with two people on board crashed into a row of townhouses in a residential neighborhood of Fairview, Oregon, on Saturday morning, officials confirmed. The plane went down not far from the Portland International Airport and Troutdale Airport.
One person from a townhouse that the plane struck is missing, Gresham Fire Chief Scott Lewis told reporters. Neighbors living in the adjoining townhouses have been evacuated.
Small Plane Crashes in Fairview Residential Neighborhood, One Resident Missing
The plane hit a power pole and so the impact of that appears to have caused some of the plane pieces to come off so, like I said, there’s really kind of two crash areas, so to speak, and debris kind of all around," Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer John Plock said.
After hitting the pole, the plane then slammed into the roof of a townhouse.
Small Plane Crashes in Fairview Residential Neighborhood, One Resident Missing
Videos shared on social media showed a fire and a large plume of smoke that could be seen high over the tree line in Fairview.
The twin-engine Cessna 421C went down around 10:30 a.m., the FAA said.
Small Plane Crashes in Fairview Residential Neighborhood, One Resident Missing
Gresham Fire said on Facebook that it had responded with the help of other agencies, including The Port of Portland, Portland Fire and Rescue, and Clackamas Fire.
The plane came down even closer to the smaller Troutdale Airport, which describes itself as a "flight training and recreational airport."
Small Plane Crashes in Fairview Residential Neighborhood, One Resident Missing
Officials have not confirmed if there are any injuries or deaths.
Thousands of residents were left without power in the area after the pole went down, officials said.
Small Plane Crashes in Fairview Residential Neighborhood, One Resident Missing
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.
The crash is the latest in a series of recent plane crashes in the United States. In May, a small plane crashed into a house in North Carolina, killing all five people on board. In April, a small plane crashed into a field in California, killing all four people on board. And in March, a small plane crashed into a lake in Georgia, killing all four people on board.
The cause of Saturday's crash in Fairview is still under investigation.
