Small plane crashes into Phoenix home minutes after takeoff, injuring 3

The pilot was heading west when an unknown problem forced him to turn back toward the airport, Phoenix Fire Capt. Todd Keller said. The plane instead struck a house, shearing off part of the roof, before dropping into a neighboring yard beside a swimming pool.

A witness described hearing "a big bang" at the time of the crash.

"It sounded like, almost like a bomb went off, or someone slammed their trash can really hard," the witness said.

Home surveillance video captured the moment the plane crashed. Aerial footage of the aftermath showed wreckage scattered across the roof, including a wing, while the fuselage sat crumpled in the backyard.

Fire crews said the plane caused significant damage to a baby's room and another bedroom. The child was not inside at the time.