Crime & Safety
Pilot Reports Engine Trouble Before Hwy 101 Crash: CHP
The plane was enroute to the San Martin airport before the Saturday evening accident, officials said.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA – The pilot of a plane that crashed Saturday evening on southbound U.S. Highway 101 in unincorporated Santa Clara County reported engine trouble before the crash, federal aviation officials said.
The crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 5:13 p.m. just south of East San Martin Avenue.
The plane is used for skydiving and the pilot had just released four skydivers and was heading back to the San Martin airport, according to NBC Bay Area news.
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Santa Clara County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Rich Glennon said the 30-year-old pilot, who was the only person in the plane, just missed an airport runway and is OK, aside from a black eye and cuts to his face, news reports stated.
The pilot departed from San Martin Airport in the Cessna 182 and was planning to return there, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said.
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Once lifted over airport fence, plane will be taken to hanger for FAA investigation. Final report may take six mnths pic.twitter.com/uqkhCuBVXg
— Chuck Coppola (@CoppolaChuck) June 25, 2017
FAA investigators on scene. Pilot says engine quit on final approach. Plane operated by San Jose Skydiving center pic.twitter.com/uusbpIlsdY
— Chuck Coppola (@CoppolaChuck) June 25, 2017
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--Bay City News contributed this this report/Image via CHP
