Private plane with three people on board crashes through the roof of a Texas home sending all passengers to the hospital

The pilot of private plane together with two passengers crashed into the roof of a home in Georgetown, Texas, north of Austin, on Sunday afternoon.

The crash occurred shortly before noon close to the Georgetown Executive Airport as the plane was coming into land.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) would be lead an investigation into how the aircraft, a single-engine Beech BE35 crash landed.

Incredibly, those on board, a man and two women, survived the collision sustaining injuries that were not deemed to be life-threatening.

The trio were taken to hospital but for treatment and released later in the day.

A private plane with a pilot and two passengers on board crashed into the roof of a home in Georgetown, Texas, shortly before noon on Sunday

The Georgetown Fire Department said the plane crash occurred just before noon in the 500 block of Northwood Drive, which is near the Georgetown Executive Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed it was a single-engine Beech BE35 plane and that the National Transportation Safety Board would lead the investigation into the crash

The plane landed in the attic. Insulation from the attic of the house can be seen in this shot

In another piece of sheer luck, the home the plane plowed into was completely unoccupied. 

‘They were in really good condition considering what happened,’ said nearby resident Dylan King to KXAN who rushed to the scene. 

‘They were scared, they didn’t know what was going on. They looked really confused. We had helped them down off the balcony and they were trying to jump through a hole in the roof. We opened the attic stairs and they got down that way.’ 

The plane had taken off from Kerrville and was nearing the end of its 120 mile journey and about to land in Georgetown when the plane suddenly lost altitude and crashed into the roof of the home.

The plane, a single-engine Beech BE35 aircraft, was attempting to land near the Georgetown Executive Airport

The pilot and passengers miraculously survived with injuries that were not considered life-threatening

The house the plane struck was completely unoccupied

The roof was badly damaged after being struck by the aircraft

‘They were in really good condition considering what happened,’ said nearby resident Dylan King to KXAN who rushed to the scene

On Sunday night the wreckage of the plane could still be seen sticking out of the top of the house.

The Georgetown Fire Department say they plan to return to the scene on Monday together with representatives from the FAA and NTSB, to further assess the damage and work on removing the aircraft. 

 The FAA is also expected to release a preliminary crash report within 24 hours on their website.