aircraft firegeezer on 30 Aug 2008 12:16 pm
Rash Of Western Plane Crashes Continues
MAYBE THEY’VE GOT STRONGER GRAVITY OUT THERE. Once again a light plane has crashed into a populated area in the West. This time a single-engine airplane overshot the landing zone at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, shortly before 7 pm Pacific time Friday evening.
Los Angeles Times photo
Burbank FD officials say the Cessna 172 snagged some power lines and a utility pole on Clybourn Avenue before coming to rest on top of a car parked on the street. Three people on board the aircraft, two men and one woman, were hospitalized with minor injuries. No fire erupted from the crash.
The Associated Press has this video report:
