SIMI VALLEY, California (AP) — A small plane crashed into a neighborhood in Simi Valley on Saturday afternoon, killing one person aboard the aircraft and damaging two homes, authorities said.

Fire crews responded to the scene, and police officers cordoned off the streets, warning people to stay clear of the area. Smoke could be seen billowing from the roof of one home in the Wood Ranch section of Simi Valley, a community nearly 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles.