3 dead after plane crashes into townhomes near Portland, Oregon: Reports

Three people are dead after a plane crashed into townhomes outside of Portland, Oregon, according to reports.

On Saturday morning, a small airplane crashed in Fairview, a residential neighborhood 15 miles outside of downtown Portland, according to local and federal authorities, USA TODAY previously reported.

Three people died in the crash, which sparked a fire and caused four homes to go up in flames, KGW8 and KOIN reported.

The two people onboard the planes died in the crash, and a third person not on board died from the impact, according to KOIN.

USA TODAY has contacted the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Gresham Fire Department and Federal Aviation Administration for more details.

Where did the plane crash?

The plane crashed into a neighborhood in Fairview , about 15 miles from downtown Portland, according to a social media post from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.

The plane, a twin-engine Cessna 421C, went down at about 10:30 a.m. near Troutdale Airport, according to the FAA.

Video footage posted to social media showed what appeared to be residential buildings on fire and a large, billowing plume of smoke.

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