Plane Crashes Into Backyard Trees, Narrowly Misses LA County House

TEMPLE CITY, CA — Two people escaped without injury after the small plane they were riding in crashed in the backyard of a San Gabriel Valley home Monday morning.

The crash occurred just before 8 a.m. near Arden Drive and Lower Azusa Road in Temple City, about a mile west of the El Monte Airport, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

"The way this plane came down, it hit a couple of pine trees, spun it around. As it was coming to the home, the trees and the bushes by that home actually caught it and suspended it in midair," a fire spokesperson told KTLA.

The pilot and passenger were assessed by paramedics on the scene and both refused any further treatment.

Footage captured by KTLA shows a birds-eye view of the scene, with the plane caught in a web of trees and bushes a very short distance from a home.

Crews working to remove the plane from the site, authorities said.

Arden Drive between Olive Street and Lower Azusa Road will remain closed as crews deal with the wreckage, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

City News Service contributed to this report.