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    Firefighters stand on the front lawn of a house at Livingston Street in Northglenn where a small plane crashed in to the back of the house on Monday, May 5, 2014.

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    The back of the house, where a plane crashed into a Northglenn home on Monday, May 5, 2014.

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Ryan Parker of The Denver Post.
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A small plane crashed into a Northglenn home Monday afternoon, causing a fire.

The crash happened before 4 p.m. at 11067 East Livingston Drive, authorities said. The pilot was able to walk away from the crash and call 911. The pilot was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries, authorities said.

No one was home at the time of impact, North Metro Fire Rescue officials reported.

Neighbor Mike Papp said there was the sound of “buzzing and then a loud boom” when the plane hit the house. The plane flies frequently in that area, towing a banner for Geico insurance, Papp said.

Papp said he knew the family whose home was hit, but not well.

It is unclear what caused the crash.

The fire was extinguished by 4:15 p.m. The fire extended from the second story into the basement, a fire department spokeswoman told 7News.

The NTSB will investigate the crash.

Ryan Parker: 303-954-2409, rparker@denverpost.com or twitter.com/ryanparkerdp