SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Two people were killed when aprivate jet crashed into a residential
neighborhood in northern Indianaand damaged three homes, becoming lodged in one of them, authoritiessaid.The
Beechcraft Premier I twin-jet flying out of Tulsa,Okla., hit the homes Sunday afternoon, heavily damaging
the last onewhere the craft’s cracked tail and fuselage could be seen hanging fromthe side.Two of four
people aboard the plane were killed, FederalAviation spokesman Roland Herwig said. The other two people
aboard wereinjured, as was one person on the ground, South Bend Assistant FireChief John Corthier said late
Sunday."I was looking out mypicture window," said Mary Jane Klaybor, who lives across the
streetfrom the crash site. "This (plane) was coming straight at my house. Iwent, ‘Huh?’ and then there
was a big crash, and all the insulation wentflying."South Bend Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Maggie
Scroopesaid three people injured in the crashed were being treated there; onewas in serious condition and
two were in fair condition.Corthiersaid officials believe everyone connected with the damaged homes hadbeen
accounted for and that there were no known missing people. However,crews had not fully searched two of the
damaged houses because jet fueland structural damage had created a "very dangerous" scene,
officialssaid.The plane was registered to 7700 Enterprises of Montana LLCin Helena, Mont. The company is
owned by Wes Caves and does business asDigiCut Systems in Tulsa, Okla. It makes window film and paint
overlayfor automobiles.A woman identifying herself as Caves’ wifeanswered the phone at their home Sunday and
said, "I think he’s dead,"before hanging up.Mike Daigle, executive director of the St.Joseph
County Airport Authority, said the jet attempted a landing about4:15 p.m., went back up and maneuvered south
to try another landing, buteight minutes later the airport learned the plane was no longerairborne.An engine
company was en route to the airport when its members witnessed the crash, Corthier said."Ourarrival on
the scene was immediate. Our working to get the occupantsout started immediately. We were able to get some
of the occupants outof the plane right away," Corthier said.Part of the neighborhoodsouthwest of the
airport was evacuated after the crash, and electricityalso was cut off as a precaution."I believe they
said they’regoing to have to tear down a portion of the house to make it stable.That probably won’t happen
until (Monday)," Corthier said.Jet fuel inside another house posed a hazard, he said."The leaking
has stopped, but there is fuel in the basement. That is one of our major concerns, the fuel," Corthier
said.NationalTransportation Safety Board investigator Todd Fox arrived at the scenelate Sunday. He said his
agency will not only seek the cause of thecrash "but also to identify and remedy any issues that could
haveprevented this accident."___Associated Press writers Ken Kusmer in Indianapolis and Chuck Bartels
in Little Rock, Ark., contributed to this report.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.