<p class="speakable">Parts of a small plane were left dangling from a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/phoenix-scottsdale-and-tempe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Phoenix rooftop</a> after the aircraft slammed into a home minutes after takeoff, tearing through a baby’s bedroom and sending three people to the hospital.</p><p class="speakable">The aircraft went down around 7:20 a.m. near Cave Creek Road and Deer Valley Drive after departing from nearby Deer Valley Airport, <a href="https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/3-hurt-after-plane-crashes-backyard-north-phoenix-home" rel="noopener" target="_blank">FOX10 Phoenix</a> reported.</p><p>The pilot was heading west when an unknown problem forced him to turn back toward the airport, Phoenix Fire Capt. Todd Keller said. The plane instead struck a house, shearing off part of the roof, before dropping into a neighboring yard beside a swimming pool.</p><p>A witness told the station that they recalled hearing "a big bang" at the time of the crash.</p><p>"It sounded like, almost like a bomb went off, or someone slammed their trash can really hard," the witness said.</p><p>Home surveillance video captured the moment the plane crashed. Aerial footage of the aftermath showed wreckage scattered across the roof, including a wing, while the fuselage sat crumpled in the backyard.</p><p>A man inside one of the homes was injured and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health" rel="noopener" target="_blank">taken to a hospital</a> in stable condition, according to the report. A student pilot and instructor aboard the plane managed to climb out of the wreckage but were also hospitalized.</p><p>The crash ruptured the aircraft’s fuel system, triggering a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/fires" rel="noopener" target="_blank">hazardous materials response</a> as gasoline leaked into the first home hit.</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p>Fire crews said the plane caused significant damage to a baby’s room and another bedroom. The child was not inside at the time.</p><p>The Federal Aviation Administration and <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/transportation" rel="noopener" target="_blank">National Transportation Safety Board</a> are investigating what caused the crash.</p>