Plane crashes into Cashmere home; two injured, listed in stable condition

Firefighters and emergency personnel work at the scene after a small airplane crashed into the roof of a home Wednesday, July 30, in the 300 block of Tigner Road in Cashmere. The two people aboard the aircraft were hospitalized in stable condition, and no one inside the home was injured. The crash is under investigation by the NTSB and FAA.

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Chelan County Sheriff’s Deputies respond to the scene of a plane crash between Cashmere High School and the city’s small airfield.

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Deputy Micah Kwiat moves the police tape surrounding the scene and allows a detective through.

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A close-up shows the nose and entire cockpit of the small engine aircraft penetrating the roof all the way to the wing assembly.

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The nearly-flattened fence at the end of the airfield indicates the landing gear of the plane may have brought it down during the failed landing.

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Posted Thursday, July 31, 2025 8:19 pm

By ANDREW SIMPSON
Ward Media Staff Reporter

CASHMERE — A small airplane crashed into a home Wednesday evening in Cashmere, injuring two people aboard but leaving the residents unharmed, authorities said.

Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison said deputies were dispatched around 5:30 p.m. July 30 to the 300 block of Tigner Road, a residential area aligned with the runway of the Cashmere-Dryden Airport. The home is about 250 yards from the end of the airstrip, behind Cashmere High School.

The two occupants of the aircraft — the pilot and a passenger — were transported to Central Washington Hospital. Their conditions were initially unknown, but as of Thursday, both were reported to be in stable condition.

Occupants of the residence were not injured.

Chelan County Sheriff’s Office detectives secured the crash scene Wednesday evening, with Deputy Micah Kwiat keeping onlookers at a safe distance while investigators worked. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration have taken over the investigation.

Andrew Simpson: 509-433-7626 or andrew@ward.media