Let's hope seeing that was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, Azzalea. I can see why you were stunned. Amazing that only minor injuries resulted.

Oh, my, I can't imagine seeing that in person. I'm glad everyone was all right.

Now....'splain THAT to your insurance company!!

Wow- that really is a small plane. It's not much larger that the car. Thank heavens no one was seriously hurt. Although I'm sure the owner of the car isn't too happy at the moment. Can you imagine how awful it would be if you had seen the crash?

A similar thing happened in Wisconsin a couple of years ago. Early one morning, a small plane crashed through the roof of a newer 2 storey house. It went all the way through the roof, skidded down the stairs and crashed through the front door coming to a stop on the front lawn. It woke every one up in the house. The husband rushed out of the bedroom and was shocked to see sky and a ruined staircase. It took a few seconds to register what had happpened because the plane was not in his sight at the moment.

I remember seeing one probably 50 years ago. It was in town and the fellow was checking the pipeline in the area. I don't know how he got over town and crashed in the front yard of the home on a main street in town. He was killed.

Sue

Actually, on the news last night, the car's owner was in pretty good spirits--she was saying that their house wasn't harmed, the pilot was okay, it was just a car, and "That's what insurance is for" with a laugh. She really seemed to have things in perspective. The report was saying they had to leave the plane and car attached until the FAA inspects it--so they were showing it being towed by a tow truck--car and plane together. The little airport is just across the street from the crash site.

Jem, Yikes--how scary would THAT be to wake up to!

And what a shame about the fellow who was killed in a similar accident.

I'm so glad no one was hurt.

We live right next to a small airport and I am always afraid something like that will happen. They are mostly small planes like that, but we have a rich neighbor who own Reinhart foods (Kwik trips, grocery stores) and they have a compound of homes on my street. The matriarch sometime flies in on a lear jet. About 5 years ago a young pilot from UN of ND crashed his plane several miles from the airport and almost hit our friends house. It was in the middle of the night, we all searched for the plane and they found the wreckage in their corn field. Unfortunately the young man died.

Years ago my BIL and hubby each built an Ultralight plane. My BIL had his pilots license, Hubby was going to but never did. Well, the BIL sold his and was flying my hubbies. He had to make an emergency landing in a field at the edge of the city. All was well for the time being. Then some weeks later he crashed it.This was the second plane he had crashed. He made the front page of the local newpaper with the first one. Well, my dear hubby had put in a landing strip in our field and BIL tried landing and flipped the crazy thing. All the neighbors saw was a plane coming down. They called 911 and we had everyone in his brothers come. My BIL was so hot.. Embarrassed is what he was. Cars were lined up and down our road checking out what had happened.. BIL was not hurt.. We got rid of the plane and hubby never did get his pilots license. Oh, by the way, my SIL would never get in a plane with my BIL.. I would say she is a smart woman..