At the Long Beach Airport on Monday, a tiny plane collided with a building, inflicting minor injuries on the pilot.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the single-engine Cessna 172 fell on top of the hangar at about 2:30 p.m. The accident’s cause is still being looked into. The pilot, a guy in his 40s, was reportedly “practising landings and takeoffs” at the time of the disaster, according to the FAA. The only passenger, he was able to escape the crashed aircraft on his own. He was checked out in a hospital.
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When SkyCAL flew over the area, it was possible to see the plane’s partially lodged tail sticking out through the building’s roof. Approximately 45 gallons of fuel flowed from the jet into the hangar, according to the Long Beach Fire Department. They claim that, in contrast to prior accounts, “no active fire at any point during the incident.” After two distinct planes fell close to French Valley Airport in Murrieta last week, this is the most recent small aircraft crash to occur in the Southland.
The first disaster, which occurred on July 4, claimed the life of the pilot and hospitalised three other people, including his children. A twin-engine business jet crashed landed at French Valley Airport on Saturday while attempting to land in the middle of a thick marine layer, 500 feet before the runway. The plane’s six passengers, who were all slain, took off from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.