INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Three people were dead after a small plane crashed into a row of townhouses Saturday morning in a neighborhood east of Portland, setting the
homes ablaze, authorities told KATU-TV.Officials earlier in the day had said the plane was carrying two people and that at least one
resident had been unaccounted for.Photos and videos published by KGW-TV in Portland showed one of the townhomes engulfed in flames while
black smoke poured out of the adjoining houses
Gresham Fire Chief Scott Lewis said the fire had spread to at least four of the homes, displacing up to six families
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.As the plane went down, it knocked over a pole and power lines, causing a
The plane was split into multiple parts as it crashed in the residential area in the city of Fairview, which is home to about 10,000
National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the crash
The agency has sent two investigators to the site of the crash who will document the wreckage, spokesperson Peter Knudson said
He did not release further details about the crash.The website for the Port of Portland, which oversees general aviation and marine
