SHOCKING pictures show a plane crash near an airport and slamming into the backyards of a row of homes.
Footage from the scene showed the small aircraft down near Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, on Friday afternoon.
According to KHOU, the plane had just taken off from Hobby Airport when the pilot began experiencing problems.
“We are having problems with our engine. Need to turn back to the airport,” the unidentified pilot told the tower, per KHOU.
After the tower responded and asked what they needed, the pilot replied, “We are not going to make it.”
The outlet reported that the plane caught fire after it ripped through a fence and came to a complete stop just a few yards from a row of homes.
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The crash site is several feet away from Dobie High School.
Firefighters responded to the scene and quickly got the fire under control.
According to the Houston Fire Department, four people were on board the aircraft at the time of the crash.
All the civilians managed to escape the crash without any injuries.
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