Plane Crashes Into Apartment Building, Three Injured

Three people were injured when a small plane crashed into a Herndon apartment building about 12:30 a.m. Friday.

The plane, a Cessna 177B, ran out of gas when it was heading to to the Manassas Regional Airport from Philadelphia, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials said.

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The plane hit the top level of a garden apartment at 2232 Astoria Circle in the Herndon Green Apartments.

Three people - two in the apartment and one in the Cessna 177B - sustained minor injuries, FCPD said. The plane crashed into the living room but the apartment occupants were in the bedroom at the time.

David Ventura, who lives in the apartment, told NBC4 that he was in shock when he discovered a plane in his living room. He says he walked into the room and asked the pilot if he was OK.

Nine adults, seven children and three pets had to be evacuated from the apartment building. The American Red Cross is assisting them.

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