Miramar

2 Men Dead After Small Plane Crashes Into House in Miramar

The plane went down in the 2200 block of Jamaica Drive, not far from North Perry Airport

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Two men who were on board a small plane were killed when it crashed into a house in Miramar Monday, officials.

The plane went down in the 2200 block of Jamaica Drive, not far from North Perry Airport around 11:40 a.m.

Footage showed the plane crashed into the side of the home with its tail in the air.

Miramar Police spokesperson Tania Rues said two men who were on board the plane were killed at the scene. Their identities haven't been officially released.

One of the two people who died was identified by a friend as Jordan Shrewd.

No one who was on the ground or in the home was injured, Rues said.

The resident, Manyerenis Moreno, said she was inside her home with her 2-year-old child when she heard the impact on her roof.

“I was in my bedroom with my baby and I just heard a big noise. I thought it was a transformer but I grabbed the baby and ran out and then from outside I saw the airplane on top of my house. It was really scary," Moreno said. "I was born today again. I would have died right there with my baby. I’m glad that we’re alive."

The plane appeared to have hit some power lines and clipped the roof of another home as it went down. Miramar Fire Rescue officials said crews were turning off power to the home and others nearby.

Broward County Aviation officials confirmed the plane took off from North Perry.

Donovan Russell said he witnessed the plane go down in the neighborhood.

NBC 6's Julia Bagg has more after the plane crashed into the home shortly after takeoff Monday.

“I saw the plane coming from North Perry Airport. Right up until it was high. Then I hear it coming and the motor started putt-putt-putt. Then I hear no more noise and the motor shut off," Russell said. "The next thing I heard was 'boom.'"

Moreno said her home was damaged but she's grateful she's alive.

"Some damage at the house, the roof and my bedroom and the bathroom closet, but physically we’re fine and we went out on time," she said.

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration will be looking into the crash.

It appears an engine failure may have happened at a low altitude, experts said.

Luca Bencini, an FAA flight instructor, said its never good in any situation to lose power at a low altitude.

"Shortly after takeoff it potentially had an engine problem and there’s very little options of where to put it down when you are low at that point," Bencini said.

Bencini said over the years the airport and the community have merged together.

“When the airport was initially built at least in the case of North Perry back in the 40s, there’s nobody around and since then modernization and we have the issue that there are a lot of houses around the airport,’ Bencini said. 

Check back with NBC 6 for updates.

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