The Simi Valley Police Department said the deceased are the pilot, a passenger, and their pet. A small plane crashed in a Simi Valley neighborhood on Saturday afternoon, causing the death of two people and a dog on board the aircraft and damaging two houses,

Authorities say two people and a dog were killed when the small plane they were in crashed into a neighborhood in Simi Valley near Los Angeles.

Residents were inside of both homes at the time of the crash, but firefighters say they were able to make it out unharmed.