Two people were hospitalized in critical condition after a small plane crashed into a drainage canal in Camarillo on Sunday night.
It happened at around 6:15 p.m. in the area near Carmen Drive and Lucero Street, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.
The single-engine plane that crashed into a drainage canal in Camarillo on Feb. 15, 2026.
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Firefighters said that the small fixed-wing single-engine Cessna 210B aircraft crashed into a drainage area for unknown reasons and that both passengers had to be extricated before being taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition after sustaining severe injuries.
The plane did not hit any structures before it crashed, firefighters said. Video from the scene showed one of the plane’s wings stuck dozens of feet up in a tree near where the aircraft landed.
No other injuries were reported in the incident.
The Federal Aviation Administration was contacted to investigate the circumstances leading up to the crash.
This is a developing story. Check back for details.
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