The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it will release the aircraft number and information once they arrive to the scene. “It was just weird because a hot air balloon crashed in the exact same spot this summer,” Southwick said. “Planes are always going over here and there’s an airport about half a mile that way,” said a neighbor. Neighbors said planes flying over the homes has always been a concern. “There was a huge cloud of smoke, really tall flames and we thought the whole house was going to be gone.” “You couldn’t even see the house, it was so much smoke,” said Chase Southwick, who lives nearby. Emergency crews surrounded the home Saturday night on Dakota Drive after the single engine Piper PA-24 plane crashed into the house. The neighborhood is about a 10-minute drive away from New Hudson Airport. in a neighborhood near Pontiac Trail and Grand River in Lyon Township. UPDATE: Friends mourn death of family killed in fiery Lyon Township plane crashĪn experienced pilot, Compo had flown to Canton, Georgia on December 29 and the family was returning home Saturday, the HBA said.ĭavid S. “His involvement, professionalism and experience over the years have been great assets to our organization and he has been a true friend to me as we faced challenge after challenge during this past year.” “We were fortunate to have David leading our team for 2020,” said CEO Michael Stoskopf said in a statement. Compo, his wife Michele and their son Dawson.Īccording to the HBA, Compo’s term as president ended on New Year’s Eve. The Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan (HBA) released a statement Saturday night, identifying the three people killed as former president David S. PREVIOUS: 3 people dead after plane crashes into Lyon Township home, sheriff says They all went into the kitchen to get snacks and then the plane crashed right in the living room moments later. The family was in the living room getting ready to watch a movie. LYON TOWNSHIP – A small plane crashed into a home on Saturday in Lyon Township, and three people on board died.įortunately, the family of five who lives in the home made it out safely, but the pilot of the plane and its two passengers were killed.
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