{"id":454997,"date":"2026-09-06T01:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T01:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/454997\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T01:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T01:32:09","slug":"fresno-planes-crash-leaves-several-dead-and-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/454997\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno planes crash leaves several dead and injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two people were killed after a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/02\/us-news\/private-jet-crashes-in-field-near-small-california-airport\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">small plane crashed<\/a> in the Fresno area on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The crash occurred near the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/31\/real-estate\/airparks-are-gaining-in-popularity-the-exclusive-fly-in-communities-that-offer-a-runway-on-your-doorstep\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sierra Sky Park Airport<\/a> in northwest Fresno just before 2 p.m., according to local reports.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.80918728;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"40686755\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-dead-2-critical-plane-139810876.png\" alt=\"Firefighters extinguishing a fire on a hillside after a plane crash in Fresno.\" class=\"wp-image-40686755\"\/>A plane crashed near Sierra Sky Park Airport in northwest Fresno, leaving two people dead and two others in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Two others were taken to the hospital in <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/05\/us-news\/victims-in-wrightwood-ejection-crash-that-killed-4-identified-as-new-details-emerge\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">critical condition<\/a>. There were four people on the aircraft at the time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourcentralvalley.com\/news\/local-news\/fresno-airplane-accident-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YourCentralValley reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what caused the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters and other emergency personnel rushed to the scene, with crews seen battling flames on a hillside.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"40686679\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/139810754.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters and emergency personnel on a smoky, dry hillside.\" class=\"wp-image-40686679\"\/>Two people were killed after a small plane crashed in the Fresno area on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The plane went down on an embankment near the San Joaquin River.<\/p>\n<p>Officials from the Fresno Police, Fresno Fire Department, PG&amp;E, Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office and North Central Fire Department responded to the scene, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc30.com\/story\/small-plane-crash-prompts-heavy-emergency-response-northwest-fresno\/19796174\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to ABC30<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nearby residents lost power during the time of the crash but it has since been restored, <a href=\"https:\/\/pgealerts.alerts.pge.com\/outage-tools\/outage-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to PG&amp;E\u2019s outage map.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two people were killed after a small plane crashed in the Fresno area on Saturday. 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