Plane makes dramatic crash landing on California highway before bursting into flames
August 9, 2022
The small aircraft made an emergency crash landing on the freeway after alleged engine failure
A small plane made a dramatic crash landing on a California highway on Tuesday, hitting a truck full of people before bursting into flames.
The plane crashed into the eastbound lanes of the freeway of the 91 Freeway in Riverside County near Lincoln Avenue just after 12:30 p.m., the California Highway Patrol told KTLA.
Heart-stopping footage obtained by the outlet shows the plane drop out of the sky and touch down in the middle of traffic before skidding off towards the shoulder, leaving behind a trail of burning jet fuel.
The pilot and passenger onboard were both able to get themselves out of the plane safely CHP said. The plane also crashed into a truck with three people inside, who were also fortunately unharmed.
CHP said that the pilot claimed to have made an emergency landing on the freeway after experiencing engine failure as it headed towards Corona Municipal Airport to land.
The lane left behind a trail of burning jet fuel when it hit the highway
The plane also hit a truck with three people inside as it crashed
“(We’re) very fortunate today that the traffic was light, and the pilot appears to have made some good landing navigation that avoided what could have been a very bad tragedy,” CHP Capt Levi Miller told KTLA.
Video released by the Corona Fire Department shows the plane engulfed in flames and emitting massive plumes of smoke before a firefighter douses the aircraft with a water. Another photo from the department shows the charred remains of the plane on the highway.
A Corona firefighter douses the flames of the small aircraft
The wreckage of the small plane after responders put out the fire. The pilot and passenger were uninjured
The eastbound lane of the highway was shut down for several hours as authorities investigated the crash and removed debris, causing major traffic delays.
2 comments:
Why would a relatively low performance prop plane be burning jet fuel? Would that even work?
The article said a trail of burning jet fuel was left behind? No wonder it crashed. You cannot burn jet fuel in a single engine prop plane.
Those were a couple of lucky bastards.
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