POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Three folks have been damage aboard a single-engine airplane that crashed Sunday close to a Southern California dragstrip the place followers have been gathered for the finals of a racing occasion, authorities stated.
Not less than two parked autos on the bottom have been struck when the Piper PA-32 crashed round 11:40 a.m. close to the dragstrip in Pomona, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of downtown Los Angeles, the Federal Aviation Administration stated.
No one on the bottom was damage.
The crash occurred whereas the airplane was apparently making an attempt to land at close by Brackett Subject Airport, based on a press release posted by the Nationwide Scorching Rod Affiliation, or NHRA.
4 folks have been on the airplane. Three of them have been hospitalized, together with two with crucial accidents, LA County Fireplace Captain Sheila Kelliher-Berkoh advised the Los Angeles Occasions.
Pictures and movies from the scene confirmed crews working in a parking space alongside the observe, the place parked autos appeared broken.
The raceway is internet hosting the NHRA finals that started Thursday. Races have been paused Sunday as emergency crews responded, however the occasion later resumed.
The FAA is investigating the crash.