Plane crashes into Virginia apartment building
- 11 years ago
A small plane crashed through the roof of a Virginia apartment building just after midnight on Friday injuring three people according to local police.
SOUNDBITE: David Ventura, Plane Crashed In Living Room Saying:
"Big smoke you know like huge smoke things, someone burning something up."
David Ventura was sleeping when the plane slammed into his living room.
SOUNDBITE: David Ventura, Plane Crashed In Living Room Saying:
"I wanted to ask the guy coming out of the aircraft...What are you doing here? He said, 'We just an accident, Everybody okay here?' I said yes."
The pilot, his passenger and Ventura's wife were taken to the hospital. The pilot's injuries are reported to be serious.
The Cessna's two-person crew had been taking photos of suburban Washington D.C. when the single engine plane experienced electrical problems which is believed to have caused the engine to shut off.
SOUNDBITE: David Ventura, Plane Crashed In Living Room Saying:
"Big smoke you know like huge smoke things, someone burning something up."
David Ventura was sleeping when the plane slammed into his living room.
SOUNDBITE: David Ventura, Plane Crashed In Living Room Saying:
"I wanted to ask the guy coming out of the aircraft...What are you doing here? He said, 'We just an accident, Everybody okay here?' I said yes."
The pilot, his passenger and Ventura's wife were taken to the hospital. The pilot's injuries are reported to be serious.
The Cessna's two-person crew had been taking photos of suburban Washington D.C. when the single engine plane experienced electrical problems which is believed to have caused the engine to shut off.