Pilot Injured In Plane Crash At Livermore Municipal Airport

LIVERMORE, CA — A small plane crashed at Livermore Municipal Airport just before noon Wednesday after attempting a take-off and then turning back.

"A single-engine Cessna 120 crashed under unknown circumstances around 11:50 a.m. after taking off from Runway 25L at Livermore Municipal Airport," according to an email from Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor.

The single-engine aircraft took off to the west, turned back, and then crashed southwest of the airstrip in a nearby field; the plane did not catch fire, according to Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department Battalion Chief Dan Moyles.

When LPFD first received the call, crews were told two people were on the plane, but Moyles said there was only a pilot. Gregor also confirmed that just one person was onboard.

The pilot was transported to a local hospital. In a report from ABC7, it was reported that the pilot was female and she sustained moderate injuries.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash. The NTSB is the lead agency and it typically takes a year or more to determine a probable cause of an accident, Gregor said.