Dramatic Footage Captures Moment Plane Crashed on Santa Monica Beach, Left Two Injured
Plane crash on Santa Monica beach Mary ManleyTwo people were injured on Thursday after a small airplane was left flipped upside-down after it attempted to land on the shoreline of the Santa Monica Beach. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot attempted an emergency landing after reporting engine issues. A single-engine Cessna 150A plane attempted to land just south of Santa Monica’s popular pier and slammed into the shoreline on Thursday, ultimately flipping and landing upside-down. The Los Angeles County Fire Department reported two people trapped inside the aircraft had been rescued.
Video of that plane crash in Santa Monica pic.twitter.com/PSUn15b304
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The plane had departed the Santa Monica Airport before reporting an engine failure to the FAA. The pilot attempted an emergency landing at around 3:15 p.m. local time, and crash-landed belly up on the Santa Monica beach.
Respect & gratitude to all our First Responders! #SantaMonica pic.twitter.com/YjbkbBh1Hu
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The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the crash and releasing the preliminary results of their investigation in the coming days.