Plane Crash At Riverside Municipal Airport, No Serious Injuries

RIVERSIDE, CA — An "experimental" single-engine plane crashed Thursday while attempting to land at Riverside Municipal Airport, but the pilot and passenger escaped serious injury, a fire captain confirmed.

The plane was reported down about 9:55 a.m. on the east side of the airport, just off a runway, according to Riverside Fire Captain Scott Richmond.

When fire crews arrived on scene, they found the plane upside down in a nearby field. One of the plane's occupants had already crawled out of the wreckage and one person had to be extricated, Richmond said.

Both people were hospitalized with injuries that appeared to be minor, according to the captain.

There was no fire in the crash, Richmond said.

Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board personnel were called to the scene to investigate.

According to the Experimental Aircraft Association, experimental planes are amateur-built/homebuilt aircraft that can be used for non-commercial recreational or educational purposes. The aircraft are licensed by the FAA as “experimental.”