Light Aircraft Crashes In Residential Area Of Amarillo
Amarillo police reported to a different kind of accident this morning. Not a car crash, but a plane crash in southeast Amarillo!
The plane reportedly struck the ground in the yard of a house just off I40 at 2104 S Mirror.
Amarillo Police:
"At 8:44 AM, APD officers responded to a reported small airplane crash at 2104 S. Mirror, a residential area south of IH-40 in southeast Amarillo. The airplane struck the ground in a yard on the south side of a manufactured home there. A piece of the airplane or damage from a falling piece was visible on the roof of the home. There were no injuries reported from within the home. The Texas Department of Public Safety is on the scene to investigate. APD is assisting investigating agencies by providing traffic direction and crime scene processing. Federal authorities including the FAA and NTSB have been notified."
No information about the accident or anyone on the airplane has been released.