A pilot escaped with solely minor accidents after a single-engine airplane crashed nose-first into the roof of a hangar Monday at a Southern California airport, authorities mentioned.
The crash occurred round 2.30pm whereas the pilot of the Cessna 172 was “practicing landings and takeoffs” at Long Beach Airport, south of Los Angeles, the Federal Aviation Administration mentioned in an announcement.
Video aired by ABC 7 confirmed the nostril of the airplane embedded within the hangar’s roof, with the tail sticking straight up.
The pilot, who was the one particular person on board, needed to be extricated from the wreckage and was hospitalised with minor accidents, the news station mentioned.
About 45 gallons of gas leaked from the airplane after the crash, the hearth division mentioned.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will examine.
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Source: www.9news.com.au
