Watch: Small plane lands on California freeway, catches fire; nobody hurt

CORONA, Calif. — Nobody was injured when a small plane landed on a California freeway, sparking a blaze, authorities said Tuesday. According to KAB...

August 10, 2022
4:06 PM

CORONA, Calif. — Nobody was injured when a small plane landed on a California freeway, sparking a blaze, authorities said Tuesday. According to KABC-TV, the incident occurred about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday on state Route 91 near Lincoln Avenue in Corona. The Federal Aviation Administration said a single-engine Piper PA-32 carrying two people was headed to Corona Municipal Airport when the plane began to have engine trouble, The Associated Press reported. Video footage from the scene showed the aircraft make an emergency landing on the freeway's eastbound lanes, clipping a Toyota Tundra, striking a sound wall and catching fire, The Press-Enterprise reported.

Michelle Ewing