Plane crashes into auto-parts parking lot in Pacoima, pilot hospitalized
The pilot of a single-engine Cessna was hospitalized after his plane crashed in a parking lot of an auto-parts store in Pacoima just after 11 a.m. on Monday, April 20, authorities said.
A group of men pushed the aircraft up off the ground of the lot, near Van Nuys Boulevard and Ralston Avenue, and pulled the pilot out of the upside down plane that ended up near parked cars before first responders arrived.
A group of men pushed the aircraft up off the ground and pulled the pilot out of the downed plane in Pacoima on Monday, April 20. (Photo by RMG News)
The 70-year-old pilot was the only person on board, the Los Angeles Fire Department said, and taken to a hospital in critical condition. It was unclear what injuries he suffered.
After the crash, high-voltage power lines along the perimeter of the parking lot were down, albeit it wasn’t certain they had been struck by the plane.
The LAPD evacuated local businesses and homes at one point, and power was temporarily shut off.
The aircraft is a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, registered to a flight school based out of the Whiteman Airport in Pacoima, according to Federal Aviation Administration records.
The pilot had just taken off from Whiteman Airport, according to FlightAware, an independent website that tracks flights. The runway is about a mile from where the plane ended up.
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