1 person dies, 1 hurt in plane crash near Half Moon Bay Airport

One person died and another was airlifted to a hospital in serious condition after a small plane crashed into two homes and a pickup truck near Half Moon Bay Airport on Friday, officials said.

The first reports of a small-plane crash in Moss Beach came in around 11:20 a.m., and firefighting crews responded to the 1000 block of Park Way.

A plane crashed into a home Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 near Half Moon Bay Airport in Moss Beach, a San Mateo County Fire Department dispatcher said. A plane crashed into a home Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 near Half Moon Bay Airport in Moss Beach, a San Mateo County Fire Department dispatcher said. Photo: Screen Grab, KTVU Photo: Screen Grab, KTVU Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close 1 person dies, 1 hurt in plane crash near Half Moon Bay Airport 1 / 7 Back to Gallery

Two people were aboard the plane, a single-engine Cessna 172, said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, which will investigate the crash.

The aircraft crashed about 1½ miles from the airport, hitting two houses and a pickup truck before coming to rest at the second home it hit, said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Battalion Chief David Cosgrave.

One person in the plane was pronounced dead at the scene. The other, who appeared to be a man, was flown to Stanford Medical Center by a California Highway Patrol helicopter, he said.

FAA officials said the plane had taken off Friday from Sacramento Executive Airport and was headed to Half Moon Bay Airport when the crash occurred.

Cynthia Trujillo, who lives at one of the homes the aircraft hit, said no one inside her house was injured.

“No one was home,” said Trujillo, 59.

Please expect traffic Hwy 1 near the Half Moon Bay Airport as we assist with an incident of a plane crash. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/dRpLacpY3V — San Mateo County S.O (@SMCSheriff) November 18, 2016

Other neighbors on the street, like Annette Saunders, 57, checked in on their homes as well. Saunders learned of the crash while she was at work and called her neighbor and dog walker to learn her home was OK.

Saunders said nothing like this has happened in her 24 years living in the neighborhood.

“It seems like a nice day,” Saunders said. “I don’t know what could have been the problem, but I’m sure we’ll find out eventually.”

Jenna Lyons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jlyons@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @JennaJourno