Two killed as plane crashes into house in San Diego

Lydia Smith
Updated
An investigator looks at the charred remains of a small plane that crashed into a house in San Diego: AP
An investigator looks at the charred remains of a small plane that crashed into a house in San Diego: AP

A small aircraft has crashed into a house in San Diego leaving two people dead.

Local media report the plane crashed into the home in the Clairemont neighbourhood at around 4.40pm local time on Saturday.

The single-engine, six-seat Beech BE36 Bonanza had taken off from Montgomery Field airport around half a mile from the crash site.

The pilot and a passenger were taken to hospital with burns and two passengers died at the scene, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The names of the victims have not been released and the owner of the plane has not yet been identified.