Residents in the two homes that were struck were safely evacuated, the Ventura County Fire Department said. Two people aboard the plane were killed.

Two people and a dog are dead after small plane crashed into a California neighborhood. It happened Sunday morning Simi Valley. Officials say the pilot, a passenger and a dog were killed when the single engine plane hit two homes,

A small plane crashed into two Simi Valley homes on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Residents evacuated unharmed but an occupant on board the plane is believed to be dead. Just before 2 p.m., the small plane crashed in the 200 block of High Meadows Street, said Simi Valley Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Chris Johnson.