Posted on 01/02/2025 4:17:07 PM PST by janetjanet998
FULLERTON, CALIF. - Eleven people were injured when a small plane crashed through the rooftop of a commercial building in Southern California on Thursday, police said. Police got a report at 2:09 p.m. about the crash in the Orange County city of Fullerton, said Kristy Wells, a Fullerton police spokesperson.
FULLERTON, CALIF. - Eleven people were injured when a small plane crashed through the rooftop of a commercial building in Southern California on Thursday, police said. Police got a report at 2:09 p.m. about the crash in the Orange County city of Fullerton, said Kristy Wells, a Fullerton police spokesperson. The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App RELATED STORIES A jet carrying the Gonzaga men's basketball team ordered to stop to avoid collision at LAX 2024 has been a nerve-wracking year for plane travel. How safe is it really? South Korea air crash investigators extract black box data as grieving families mourn the victims ADVERTISEMENT
Police and fire authorities arrived on scene and battled the blaze and evacuated surrounding businesses, Wells said. It was not immediately known what type of plane it was or whether those injured were in the aircraft or on the ground, Wells said.
“”Did someone let that senile lefty Harrison Ford fly again””
Good question - he’s had lots of close calls or BAD calls...once at OC - John Wayne - landed on the wrong runway as I recall.. Once on a golf course somewhere in L.A. County...
“”Now saying plane was only in the air for two minutes before crash””
So it had to be TAKING off? Any word on what kind of plane? Pretty good size from the number of passengers aboard - maybe a corporate plane?
Took flight lessons out of Fullerton Airport...met Gregory “Pappy” Boyington there too(book signing).
I misread the headline, and assumed 11 were on board the aircraft...That was clearly an incorrect assumption on my part. I’m guessing 1 or 2 on board the aircraft and the rest of the injured were inside the building at the time.
On typical approach to that small airport, you land basically east to west, and the final is right over the tops of these low profile buildings.
“ Security camera footage from Rucci Forge, a wheel manufacturer across the street, shows a fiery explosion and a large plume of black smoke as the plane appeared to dive into the building tilted on its side.”
No info on what type of plane
Heard from one of the flight instructors in CA who used to instruct for our flying club in OC years ago and he said it was an RV 10 - 4 seats. I thought there were more than 4 aboard but that must have been wrong.
“”The Van’s Aircraft RV-10 is a four-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplane sold in kit form by Van’s Aircraft. It is the first four-seat airplane in the popular RV series. [3] The RV-10 first flew on 29 May 2003, and the first kit parts were delivered to a customer in September 2003.
Apparently there is video which depict the inside of the burning building with at least one person on fire, running.
The email from our former flight instructor in CA also wrote this:
“”Last November, similar accident where aircraft lost engine power or had engine failure and crashed after takeoff at Fullerton Airport.””
Thanks. Makes sense. It was either landing or taking off.
Big fireball for just a 4-place.
By the way, there is a high radio tower (big) just west of that airport, KFI, and that tower has been hit multiple times by aircraft taking off out of this airport.
“Did someone let that senile lefty Harrison Ford fly again .”
When I worked aircraft I went to Osh Kosh and AOPPA Sun and Fun every year. For some reason he was made the liaison of AOPPA. he would visit all the booths and was an absolutely bland empty emotionless man. No personality. Nothing. I can’t say he was a nice guy, a friendly guy, a mean guy, a jerk. Just a shell. I enjoyed his movies for years but I suppose what makes a good actor is being a shell of a human and just filling up your mind with what someone else wants you to say.
Used to live just about a half mile up Gilbert from Fullerton Airport.
Probably had engine trouble and tried to turn around to land instead of streaght ahead. Stalled and fell off on the wing. Common error.
Update
The New York Times
@nytimes
At least two people were killed and 18 were injured when a single-engine plane crashed into a commercial building near a small airport in Southern California on Thursday afternoon
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