Residents were in the two homes that were struck, but they were evacuated without injuries, the Ventura County Fire Department said.

A small plane crashed into two homes Saturday afternoon in Simi Valley, California, leaving one person in the plane dead and damaging both homes, authorities said.

A small plane crashed into a residential area of Simi Valley on Saturday afternoon, authorities said, killing two people and a canine onboard, and damaging two homes.The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was a Vans RV-10,