A single-engine plane crash-landed near the Fullerton airport, smashing into a tree and causing significant damage to the cabin area. Two passengers were transported to the hospital in moderate condition. Firefighters responded to the scene and managed the extraction of the occupants. The cause of the crash seems to be related to a reported issue with the plane.
Two people were transported to the hospital after a small plane crash -landed near the Fullerton airport.A single-engine plane crash -landed near Fullerton airport, smashing into a tree on the ground and sustaining heavy damage to the cabin area.
Firefighters transported two patients from the scene in moderate condition. The injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The crash was reported just before 2 p.m. to the east of Fullerton Municipal Airport, in the area of N. Gilbert Street and Artesia Avenue. The wreckage of the plane was upright at the scene and partially wrapped around a tree next to a commercial building. While the cockpit appeared seriously damaged, it wasn't clear if any of that was caused by the crash itself or by firefighters cutting open the cockpit to extricate the occupants.
Firefighters say the pilot radioed in an issue with the plane while trying to return to Fullerton airport. The crash site was about a half-mile short of the runway.The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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