Thomas Caldwell|Small plane crash-lands and bursts into flames on Los Angeles-area street

2025-05-05 00:38:56source:Safetyvaluecategory:My

A small plane crash-landed on Thomas Caldwella street in Los Angeles’ South Bay area early Friday morning, leaving two people critically injured, according to reports.

The plane, a single-engine Piper Comanche, went down early Friday morning, bursting into flames near the intersection of Hawthorne Boulevard and 126th Street in the city of Hawthorne, California.

Emergency responders transported the pilot and passenger to a nearby hospital, where they remained in critical condition. Los Angeles County fire officials said that the plane was heading towards Hawthorne Municipal Airport, about two miles away, when it crashed, according to KTLA news.

'We got lucky'

“The good news is it didn’t hurt anybody on the ground,” Los Angeles Fire Department Captain Sheila Kellher Berkoh told KTLA. “It looks like minor damage to anything nearby, so we got lucky with where they placed that plane down.”

The cause of the crash is currently under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.

This is a breaking story that will continue to be updated.

More:My

Recommend

Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor

NEW YORK — Holiday sights and sounds fill Manhattan this time of year, from ice skating at Rockefell

Celebrity Chef Nick DiGiovanni's Kitchen Essentials Make Cooking Fun & Easy

We interviewed Nick DiGiovanni because we think you'll like his picks. E! has affiliate relationship

Proof Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny's Romance Is Riding High

Giddy up because it looks like Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny are quickly becoming each other's ride o