Small Plane Carrying at Least 2 People Crashes Into Townhomes Near Portland, Engulfs Home in Flames

Published on September 1, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore.—A small plane crashed into a collection of townhouses Saturday morning in a neighborhood east of Portland, causing a massive fire. Gresham Fire Chief Scott Lewis said at least two people were aboard the aircraft and one person inside the townhomes was unaccounted for, KPTV-TV in Portland reported. No deaths have been confirmed. Photos and videos published by the news station show at least one of the townhouses engulfed in flames and a thick plume of black smoke in the air. The Federal Aviation Administration identified the aircraft as a twin-engine Cessna 421C, which it says went down around 10:30 a.m. near Troutdale Airport, about a 30-minute drive east of Portland....

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