Small Plane Crash-Lands on Crowded California Beach
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Courtesy Jason Koons(CARLSBAD, Calif.) — A small plane that was towing an advertising banner crash-landed Saturday on a crowded California beach, after its engine cut out.
The single-engine Piper PA18 lost engine power shortly after 3 p.m. and landed on Tamarack State Beach in Carlsbad, Federal Aviation Administration officials said.
The pilot of the plane suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital, according to the Carlsbad Police Department.
One person on the beach was also reportedly injured in the crash-landing.
According to witness accounts, the plane’s engine cut out and then the pilot dropped the banner the plane was towing, before circling, apparently looking for a place to land.
When the plane’s wheels hit the sand, it flipped over, witnesses said.
Fire department, state park lifeguards and Carlsbad police responded to scene.
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