SAN JOSE, Calif. (WSVN) \u2014 Heart-stopping video captured the moment a small plane crashed onto a California roadway.<\/p>\n
The pilot issued a distress call shortly after taking off from the Reid Hillview Airport in San Jose on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are having engine failure. I\u2019m declaring an emergency,\u201d said the pilot. <\/p>\n
An air traffic controller cleared the pilot to land before completely losing contact. <\/p>\n
The Cessna 177 Cardinal then spun and nosedived into a busy intersection. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a bit surreal. It\u2019s kind of scary, you know, having this happen so close to home,\u201d said a resident. <\/p>\n
The body of the plane could be seen mangled, as debris lay scattered across the roadway.<\/p>\n
Miraculously, no cars on the ground were hit. <\/p>\n
Officials said two adults and one child were on board the small propeller plane and taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n
Federal Aviation Administration records showed the plane registered to Flying Twenty, a nonprofit flight club associated with San Jose State University.<\/p>\n
According to officials, the three people on board will be OK. <\/p>\n
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.<\/p>\n
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