The pilots were on their final approaches to the airport when the collision occurred, the FAA said in a statement. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board, which did not immediately have additional details, are investigating the crash. No one on the ground was injured. Photos and videos from the scene posted on social media showed the wreckage of one small plane in a grassy field by the airport. One picture showed a plume of smoke visible from a street near the airport.Ī photo from the city of Watsonville showed damage to a small building at the airport, with firefighters on the scene. The Watsonville Police Department referred calls to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, where a dispatcher had no information. Watsonville, near the Monterey Bay, is about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of San Francisco. “But I saw enough of a gap there, and I just headed for the gap.”Ĭho managed to land the plane between cars, where it bounced and skidded across traffic lanes.There were two people aboard a twin-engine Cessna 340 and only the pilot aboard a single-engine Cessna 152 during the crash, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials say multiple fatalities were reported but it was not immediately clear whether anyone survived. “On the right side of my plane was the freeway, and my biggest fear was, of course, hitting other cars,” Mr Cho told KNBC. Jan 15 Two dead after small plane crashes at Torrance Airport A single-engine plane reportedly crashed at the Zamperini Field Torrance Airport at about 11:45 a.m. Pilot Andrew Cho put the crash down to engine malfunction. 2 days ago &0183 &32 Six people were killed early Saturday when their plane crashed near French Valley Airport in Riverside County, the second deadly crash in the area in the last four days. A Cessna business jet with at least six people on board crashed near French Valley Airport in Murrieta, California, early Saturday morning, the FAA said.
“Please be advised: The freeway is partially open and will be impacted for several hours.” The two occupants were able to safely exit the wreckage,” the department posted on Facebook Tuesday. On impact, plane broke apart and ignited. “This afternoon, a small plane crashed on the Eastbound 91 between Lincoln and Main. The Corona Fire Department warned locals that traffic had been impacted by the crash. This crash occurred at John Wayne Airport after an air traffic controller incorrectly cleared the plane, flying from San Jose, for landing. There were two people inside the plane and three in the pickup truck it struck. The video shows the small airplane descending on the highway and bursting into flames upon impact. A business jet crashed into a field on Saturday morning, killing six people aboard, Riverside County. Chilling dashcam footage captured the crash as it played out. A plane crash in Southern California kills 6 people near site of earlier fatal crash.
Police, fire and rescue services were alerted to the crash just after 12.30 pm on Tuesday and rushed to the spot to put out the fire. Occupants of the aircraft were extremely lucky as they managed to climb out of the burning wreckage without major injuries, reports NBC News.Īuthorities say the single-engine airplane crashed into a pickup truck on the 91 Freeway in Corona, south California, on Tuesday. A plane carrying six people crashed and burst into flames in a Southern California field early Saturday morning, killing everyone on board, officials said. Late Monday night, the Tulare County Sheriffs Office identified the victims as 78-year-old David Chelini, his 58-year-old nephew, Steven Chelini, and his two daughters, 46-year. A dramatic video has captured the moment a small airplane crashed on a busy California highway, hitting a truck and bursting into flames.
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