PAYSON, Utah (AP) —The Latest on a small plane that crashed into a Utah home (all times local):
11:10 a.m.
Authorities say a man killed after crashing a small plane into a Utah house appears to have intentionally flown into his own home just hours after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting his wife.
Police in the city of Payson, south of Salt Lake City, say Duane Youd’s wife was in the home when the plane hit early Monday but survived.
Sgt. Noemi Sandoval says Youd was arrested Sunday night after witnesses reported seeing him assault his wife in a canyon where they had been drinking. Youd posted bail.
Sandoval says Youd flew a plane that investigators believe belongs to his employer directly into the house about 2:30 a.m. Monday.
The front of the house was engulfed in flames, but his wife and a child got out. Sandoval says it’s unknown if the child is related to Youd.
6:40 a.m.
Authorities say a small plane has crashed into a house in Utah, killing the pilot.
Police in the city of Payson south of Salt Lake City tell KSL-TV that two people inside the home weren’t hurt in the crash early Monday.
Photos and video show a smashed and burned white plane on its back in front of the large, two-story home that partially caught fire. Only its tail and one wing are mostly intact. A crushed car sits on its side next to the small plane.
Police said on Facebook that a road is closed as authorities investigate.
No further details were immediately available.