Authorities responded to a fire this morning at the 900 block of Tierra Verde Circle after an aircraft crashed into a residence, according to Cottonwood Police Sgt. Monica Kuhlt. Kuhlt stated in a news release that the single-engine Bonanza Beechcraft was on fire when authorities arrived. "The only occupant, a 70-year-old local male, self-extricated but suffered serious injury," she stated in the news release. "The patient was flown to Maricopa Burn Center for advanced medical care." Cottonwood Police and Fire, Verde Valley Fire District and Verde Valley Ambulance Company all responded to the scene. A neighbor, Mike Zemky, said he saw the plane crash.