Small plane crashes near house in Riverside County
July 11, 2009 | 6:00
pm
The pilot of a single-engine plane suffered moderate injuries Saturday after crashing near a home in Riverside County, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The plane lost power, hit a tree, skimmed the roof of a house and crashed into a fence in the backyard. The four people inside the home got out safely.
The plane had departed from Flabob Airport in Riverside about noon. Riverside County fire officials responded to the house, near Bolo Court and Hostettler Road, about 12:25 p.m.
The pilot, whose name was not released, was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The registered owner of the airplane, an Aircoupe, was Jack Fleisher of Manhasset, N.Y.
-- Anna Gorman
