BIDDEFORD (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says one person has died after a small plane crashed into a house in Maine and burst into flames.
FAA spokeswoman Arlene Salac says the person killed was inside the plane, but there are no further details. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland says the victim is believed to be the pilot.
The victim’s name hasn’t been released.
McCausland says the single-engine plane crashed into a house near Biddeford Municipal Airport after 6 p.m. Sunday.
He says officials received initial reports that one person inside the house suffered minor injuries, but they’ve since confirmed that no one was home at the time of the crash.
There’s no immediate word on what caused the crash.
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- This still image from cell phone video provided by Sheila Gagne Conley shows the wreckage of a small plane atop a house on fire near the Biddeford, Maine, Municipal Airport Sunday evening, April 10, 2011. The Federal Aviation Administration said at least one person in the plane died in the crash. (AP Photo/Sheila Gagne Conley) NO SALES
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