A pilot in his mid-20s stays in vital situation after the crash of a single-engine aircraft in Ventura County on Sunday afternoon, officers stated.
The person was being airlifted to a burn heart in Los Angeles, Santa Paula Police Chief Don Aguilar advised The Instances on Sunday night.
The id of the pilot, who’s from the town of Santa Paula, has not been launched by authorities.
The crash east of Santa Paula Airport was reported shortly earlier than 12:30 p.m. Sunday, in accordance with the Ventura County Hearth Division.
No passengers have been aboard the small aircraft when it went down in an industrial space within the metropolis of Santa Paula and sparked a blaze, stated Andy VanSciver, a firefighter and public info officer for the Hearth Division.
A number of companies are within the space the place the aircraft crashed, however the hearth was contained to the aircraft, and no different accidents have been reported, VanSciver stated.
A photograph posted by the company on X reveals the nostril of the aircraft and propeller connected to a very naked body, apparently incinerated by the blaze. A single wheel is seen close to a pile of ash and particles.
Aguilar advised The Instances the aircraft crashed in an open yard space, disturbing stacked pipes that have been laid out. It got here to relaxation subsequent to a big steel trash bin, which is seen within the photograph.
Firefighters responded to extinguish the hearth and take care of the affected person, VanSciver stated. A video posted by the Hearth Division seems to point out the pilot being taken to a ready helicopter on a gurney.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Santa Paula Police Division have been on the scene investigating, and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board was notified.
One other small aircraft made an emergency touchdown in Ventura County on Saturday, CBS Information reported. No accidents have been reported within the incident, through which the plane landed in a dry riverbed in Fillmore, the outlet stated, and the FAA was additionally investigating that incident.
