First responders investigate the scene of a plane that crashed into or near a house, setting the house on fire, on Dakota Dr. between Grispen Rd. and Cedar Mill Dr. in Lyon Twp. near the Oakland Southwest Airport, Saturday night, Jan. 2, 2021. (Todd McInturf/Detroit News via AP) Sunday, January 3, 2021 4:29 PM EST By The Associated Press, AP
LYON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) A small plane flying from Georgia crashed into a house in southeastern Michigan, killing the pilot and two family members.
The victims were David S. Compo, the former president of the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan, his wife Michele and their son Dawson, the association said in a news release.
Businessman and family die when plane hits Michigan house
First responders investigate the scene of a plane that crashed into or near a house, setting the house on fire, on Dakota Dr. between Grispen Rd. and Cedar Mill Dr. in Lyon Twp. near the Oakland Southwest Airport, Saturday night, Jan. 2, 2021. (Todd McInturf/Detroit News via AP) January 03, 2021 - 1:30 PM
LYON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A small plane flying from Georgia crashed into a house in southeastern Michigan, killing the pilot and two family members.
The victims were David S. Compo, the former president of the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan, his wife Michele and their son Dawson, the association said in a news release.
Family of 3 Killed After Their Private Plane Crashes Into Michigan Home People 1/3/2021
Three people were killed after their plane crashed into a Michigan home.
After responding to the scene on Saturday, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement they found the house, which was located just north of the Oakland/Southwest Airport, “fully engulfed” in flames.
“We have confirmed there are three fatalities at the scene [are] believed to be the occupants and pilot of the plane,” the police said in a statement, while the local fire department noted that the occupants of the house made it out safely.
Businessman, 60, his wife, 55, and their son, 18, are killed when their small plane crashes into Michigan home and bursts into flames - as family-of-five inside escape unharmed
A small plane flying from Georgia to Michigan crashed into a home near a local airport and engulfed it in flames
Business man and experienced pilot David S. Compo, 60, his wife Michelle, 55, and their 18-year-old son Dawson died in the fiery crash
Compo had flown to Canton, Georgia on December 29 and the family was returning home to Michigan in their private plane on Saturday
A family-of-five was inside the home when the plane hit, but escaped unharmed