The Associated Press
ROY, Utah - A small plane has crashed in a neighborhood the northern Utah city of Roy, setting at least three homes on fire.
Roy Police Chief Greg Whinham tells The Salt Lake Tribune that no one died in the Sunday evening crash, but the pilot was “severely” injured.
The newspaper reports the small plane was flying toward the Ogden-Hinckley Airport when it began hitting utility poles and crashed into a cluster of trees, causing an explosion.
Whinham says all the neighborhood’s residents have been accounted for, and no one but the pilot is reported to be hurt. KSL-TV reports the pilot was the only person in the plane.
Residents near the crash site are being evacuated to a church.
Whinham tells the Tribune the aircraft was badly damaged but appears to be a small, noncommercial plane. The cause of the crash has not yet been determined.
Resident Gary Cox told KSL-TV he helped pull the pilot from the plane. He said the pilot was confused and badly burned but was able to answer questions.
“Pretty banged up, burnt on his hands and face, but he was actually coherent and remembered what his name was and what he was doing,” Cox said. He added the plane was destroyed and that pieces of it were scattered across the road.
The pilot was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Additional details on his condition and injuries were not immediately available.