Small plane hits Fla. house; residents unhurt, no life-threatening injuries on aircraft

Plane crashes into Fla. house; residents unhurt

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Florida authorities say a small plane has crashed into a house in Clearwater but nobody in the home was injured.

A Clearwater city spokeswoman says the plane hit the roof of one house and landed in the backyard.

Three people were on board, but none suffered life-threatening injuries.

Spokeswoman Elizabeth Watts said several people were inside the home at the time, but none were injured.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane is a Piper PA-46 that departed from Clearwater Airpark.

Neighbor Gordon White said he heard a plane flying overhead and then a large boom. He said the neighborhood filled with smoke after the crash.