DETROIT (AP) 鈥 A pilot and passenger were able to walk away after the small, single-engine plane they were in crashed through trees and between backyard garages on Detroit's east side.
The passenger compartment of the plane collapsed when it crashed about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Detroit Police Chief James White said.
鈥淗e came right in over the garage over a tree,鈥 White added. 鈥淗it the tree. Branches fell on the garage. He clips the garage as he goes down and the plane is actually wedged between the gate and the garage.鈥
鈥淲e don鈥檛 know yet what caused him to lose control or if it was an engine failure,鈥 White said. 鈥淏ut he鈥檚 up and walking. His passenger is up and walking.鈥
Their names were not released.
No one on the ground was hurt and the residents of the home nearest to where the plane crashed 鈥渁re OK but shaken up,鈥 White said.
The plane crashed not far from a school and park.
鈥淚t could have been a lot worse,鈥 Detroit Fire Chief James Harris said.
Nicholas Pulliam was on his porch when he saw the plane come down.
鈥淚t was moving very slow through the air,鈥 Pulliam . 鈥淲e ran in the backyard and everybody was just trying to help make sure everybody was OK.鈥
The plane had taken off several hours earlier from a small airport in Oakland County, north of Detroit, WJBK-TV.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the 春色直播 Transportation Safety Board are expected to investigate the cause of the crash landing.
