Small plane smashes into house, 2 killed

A small private aircraft clipped two houses before smashing into a third and snapping in half, killing two people inside the plane and leaking enough jet fuel to force the evacuation of nearby homes in a northern Indiana neighborhood.The plane attempted a landing at the South Bend airport about 4:15 p.m., then went back up and maneuvered south to try another landing, but eight minutes later the airport learned the plane was no longer airborne.No information has been provided by the Airport Authority to indicate if the pilot communicated to the control tower that the plane was experiencing mechanical trouble or any other potential cause for the crash.