Last Updated on June 15, 2019 by CCAR Staff
Three people were hospitalized after the single-engine plane they were traveling in crashed in Upland Saturday morning, June 15.
San Bernardino County firefighters and Upland police responded to the 1300 block of Benson Avenue about 9:45 a.m., authorities said.
The plane landed in front of the Upland City Yard building, said Kyle Hauducoeur, spokesman for the San Bernardio County Fire Department. The location is across the street from the Cable Airport.
A Cessna 182 had engine trouble, then crash landed in a parking lot 300 feet short of the runway at Cable Airport, said Allen Kenitzer of the Federal Aviation Administration.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage, Kenitzer said.
The crash caused minor damage to the building, Hauducouer said.
One person suffered life-threatening injuries while the other two suffered minor injuries, Hauducouer said. Further details about the occupants were not immediately available.
Firefighters arrived and found the three occupants outside of the aircraft and sitting on a bench, a Fire Department spokesman told reporters at the scene.
“It’s probably a combination of pilot skill and a little bit of luck,” he said. “It’s amazing we had the minor injuries and the outcome was what it was.”
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The plane was a single-engine, four-seat aircraft, Hauducoeur said.
Northbound lanes on Benson Avenue were closed at 13th Street while the investigation continued, police said.
Further details, including where the aircraft took off from or where it was headed, were not immediately available.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the crash, Kenitzer said.
This story will be updated.
