Dramatic video shows the moment a small plane clipped a power line before falling from the sky in Southern California. It happened Monday morning in the San Fernando Valley community of Pacoima, California. Video shows a low-flying plane strike a power line, triggering a small explosion, before plummeting about 30 feet to a parking lot below. According to officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department, a 70-year-old man was flying the Cessna 172.After striking the power line, the plane nosedived into an O’Reilly’s auto shop parking lot below.Local news outlets report that the plane was returning to the nearby Whiteman Airport at the time of the crash. The pilot, who was the only person in the plane, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown.No additional injuries were reported.Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration say the crash is under investigation.
LOS ANGELES —
Dramatic video shows the moment a small plane clipped a power line before falling from the sky in Southern California.
It happened Monday morning in the San Fernando Valley community of Pacoima, California.
Video shows a low-flying plane strike a power line, triggering a small explosion, before plummeting about 30 feet to a parking lot below.
According to officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department, a 70-year-old man was flying the Cessna 172.
After striking the power line, the plane nosedived into an O’Reilly’s auto shop parking lot below.
Local news outlets report that the plane was returning to the nearby Whiteman Airport at the time of the crash.
The pilot, who was the only person in the plane, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown.
No additional injuries were reported.
Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration say the crash is under investigation.