Navodno, pilot je pokušavao da prinudno sleti na aerodrom u Riversajdu, jer je imao kvar na avionu.
Niko na zemlji nije povređen.
Riverside update: pilot killed, no injuries on ground; approx 350 customers w/o power (photo credit Hector Aguilera) pic.twitter.com/03nUXQybdq
— Julie Sone (@ABC7JulieSone) July 27, 2015
Samo minut pre nego što se srušio, pilot je javio kontrolnom tornju da motor gubi snagu, saopštila je vatrogasna služba.
Prilikom pada avion je zakačio dalekovod.
Riverside update: Pilot lost engine power, tried to make emergency landing (pic via: Vanessa Bernstein) pic.twitter.com/qQmV9po1j2
— Julie Sone (@ABC7JulieSone) July 27, 2015
Avion je zahvatila vatra, ali brzom intervencijom vatrogasaca, požar je ugašen.
THIS JUST IN: 1 dead after small plane crashes into yard near Arlington Ave & Adams St in #Riverside pic.twitter.com/hW2YAxmYvu
— Julie Sone (@ABC7JulieSone) July 27, 2015