A single-engine plane crashed into a soccer field at Heartwell Park in Long Beach on Tuesday afternoon, authorities reported.
The aircraft had taken off from French Valley Airport in Murrieta, according to flight-tracking data. Firefighters rescued an elderly male passenger from the plane, while paramedics treated a woman who was walking in the park at the time of the crash, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
‼A plane made an emergency landing on a soccer field in #California, injuring a woman.
In #LongBeach, California, a light aircraft made an emergency landing directly on a soccer field at Hartwell Park, striking a 40-year-old woman, the New York Post reports. pic.twitter.com/MOF7E2oXN4
— News.Az (@news_az) October 22, 2025
Both individuals were hospitalized in moderate but stable condition. Emergency crews responded quickly, and the scene was secured.
No further injuries were reported as of the latest update.
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