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Plane crashes in Florida neighborhood, narrowly missing house: police

A small plane crashed Friday into the front yard of a Florida home, narrowly missing the residence, authorities said.

A small plane crashed in a Florida neighborhood Friday and narrowly missed a home, crash-landing in a front yard, authorities said. 

The unidentified aircraft departed Spruce Creek Airport in Port Orange, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said. 

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The plane encountered engine trouble when it crashed in a front yard of a home on Guava Drive in Port Orange. The pilot tried landing in a canopy, which flipped into the resident's yard, FOX Orlando reported. 

Two people on board were "alert and conscious," authorities said. One was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and NTSB. 

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