{"id":107035,"date":"2024-09-02T00:04:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T00:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/three-confirmed-dead-after-small-plane-crashes-into-residential-neighborhood-in-oregon-officials\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T00:04:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T00:04:57","slug":"three-confirmed-dead-after-small-plane-crashes-into-residential-neighborhood-in-oregon-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/three-confirmed-dead-after-small-plane-crashes-into-residential-neighborhood-in-oregon-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Three confirmed dead after small plane crashes into residential neighborhood in Oregon: Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-09-01\/jac42x9e.png\" alt><figcaption>Jenni Weber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(PORTLAND, Ore.) &#8212; 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The names of those killed were not released.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s Office said at a news conference Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>At least five families have been displaced, with a sixth condo currently being evaluated, according to Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>Two transmission lines from Portland General Electric remained down Saturday afternoon, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>Fairview is about 15 miles northeast of Portland.<\/p>\n<p>Debris from the crash is scattered across multiple areas, and the sheriff&#8217;s office is securing the scene to assist the FAA investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Photos show thick smoke and a burning home after the plane crashed.<\/p>\n<p>The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide any updates.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jenni Weber (PORTLAND, Ore.) &#8212; 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<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/three-confirmed-dead-after-small-plane-crashes-into-residential-neighborhood-in-oregon-officials\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,31,2],"tags":[273,271,276,274,270,123,275,133,124,272,102,103],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107035"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107035\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}