Plane crashes into residential area in Pennsylvania

Emergency crews responded to the site of a plane crash in a residential area in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on Sunday afternoon.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement the plane was a Beechcraft Bonanza with five people on board. Their statuses were unavailable.

The aircraft, a popular single-engine model introduced in 1947 and usually able to carry six, crashed at 3 p.m., the FAA said.

Gov. Josh Shapiro said the crash happened near Lancaster Airport, which is in Manheim Township. 

Online images of the crash showed the tail of a plane in a parking lot with the rest of the aircraft engulfed in flames. Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames, but the blaze damaged at least two vehicles.

Officials did not immediately respond to questions about the number of injuries.

Shapiro said state police were helping first responders.

“All Commonwealth resources are available as the response continues, and more information will be provided as it becomes available,” he said on X.

The National Transportation Safety Board, which normally investigates such crashes, said it was aware of the situation and would release more information later.

Video from NBC affiliate WGAL of Lancaster showed the crashed plane in what appeared to be a parking area at Brethren Village, a retirement community less than a mile from Lancaster Airport.

Brethren Village did not immediately respond to a request for more information Sunday.