Lyon Township, Michigan: Three killed in plane crash

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The three fatalities are believed to be the pilot and two passengers, the sheriff’s office said.

The family of five living in the house came out alive, but the house was in flames, the office said. The home is located in Lyon Township, approximately 40 miles west of Detroit.

The mother told CNN-affiliate WDIV that the family was inside when the plane crashed. She said they were arguing in the living room about which movie to watch and that they had just moved to another room when the plane hit the house, WDIV said.

Had the mother, father, and three children stayed in the living room, it would have been a different story, WDIV reported.

According to WDIV, the family’s cat died.

The house is located just north of Oakland / Southwest Airport, which is managed by Oakland County.

Eric Mullen told WDIV that a plane crash was always his biggest fear of living in that neighborhood, because planes always fly above the airport, about half a mile away.

“I have two siblings who are under 2 years old and they slept upstairs; they were taking naps … You worry like this could happen to us because these planes fly low here all the time,” another neighbor, Chase Southwick, told WDIV.

According to WDIV, the Federal Aviation Administration has been contacted about the crash.

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