3 confirmed dead after small plane crashes into residential neighborhood in Oregon: Officials

3 confirmed dead after small plane crashes into residential neighborhood in Oregon: Officials A small, twin-engine plane crashed into a residential neighborhood Saturday in a suburb of Portland, Oregon, killing two people aboard the aircraft and one on the ground, authorities said Sunday. The Cessna 421C plane slammed into a row of townhouses near Heartwood Circle in Fairview after experiencing mechanical issues, according to a statement from the Gresham Fire Department. Gresham Fire Chief Scott Lewis confirmed Sunday that the pilot of the aircraft and a single passenger were killed, as well as a resident of one of the townhouses the plane crashed into. A small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in Fairview, Oregon, on Aug. 31, 2024. Jenni Weber The plane crashed near Troutdale Airport around 10:20 a.m. local time, hitting a power pole or tower, which caused a brush fire. The aircraft then crashed into a building of connected townhomes, igniting a fire in two structures, before spreading to a fourth, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said at a news conference Saturday. In this screen grab from a video, a fire burns after a plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in Fairview, Oregon, on Aug. 31, 2024. MIke Wooley A small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in Fairview, Oregon, on Aug. 31, 2024. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/small-plane-crashes-residential-neighborhood-oregon/story?id=113299720