Small plane crashes at Long Beach Airport
January 5, 2009 | 2:57
pm
A Cessna plane crashed this afternoon during takeoff from Long Beach Airport, officials said.
About 1:30 p.m., the plane veered off the left side of the runway, struck a helicopter and a hangar and caught fire, officials said.
The plane is owned by Torrance-based Temco Sky Network Service Inc., a spokeswoman said. The plane was flown by a student pilot -- the only person aboard the aircraft -- who suffered minor cuts and bruises, she said.
Federal Aviation Administration inspectors were on the scene.
--Andrew Blankstein
the 'ol lone student pilot veering off the runway trick again huh?
Posted by: stewart | January 05, 2009 at 05:23 PM