Plane crashes into Plainfield home
A small plane crashed into a home in southwest suburban Plainfield Thursday morning. (WLS)
Updated 43 mins ago
PLAINFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- A small plane crashed into a house in southwest suburban Plainfield Thursday morning.
The crash occurred around 11:15 a.m. in the 1800-block of Hampton Court, in the Brighton Lakes subdivision, near Theodore and Rt. 59.
The FAA says there are no reports of any injuries on the ground. But there is no information yet on injuries of people in the aircraft.
(Karen Pfeifer)
Nanette Hernandez, who lives two houses down, says her neighbor was the only one home. Hernandez says the woman managed to get out of the house with her dog.
Hernandez says the woman's husband and older kids weren't home at the time.
Hernandez says she has debris all over her yard and described hearing a loud boom or explosion.
Joliet police confirmed all the people in the house were evacuated, but they couldn't say if the house had been hit by the plane or if everyone is OK.
The Joliet Fire Department sent four engines and three ambulances to the scene.
Aerial television video of the crash site showed broken plane parts in the street and in the yard and driveway of a home.
Across the street, the siding on one home was peeling from the structure as smoke rose from inside. Nearby fencing was destroyed and a tree was blackened.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Date:
| 21-JUL-2016 | |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: | airplane |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | South Plainfield, SW of Lewis University Airport (KLOT), IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
An aircraft crashed in a residential area. Photos from the scene show a house on fire.
An eyewitness report the aircraft impacted at or near 1812 Hampton Court, Plainfield, IL.
Sources: http://patch.com/illinois/plainfield/plane-crashes-residential-neighborhood-plainfield
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/07/21/small-plane-crashes-in-plainfield/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-plane-crash-plainfield-joliet-20160721-story.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/plane-crash-into-home-plainfield-brighton-lakes-387819801.html
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