Small Plane Crashes On Hwy 101

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA – A small plane crashed this evening on southbound U.S. Highway 101 in unincorporated Santa Clara County near Morgan Hill, California Highway Patrol officials said.

The crash was reported to the CHP at 5:13 p.m. just south of East San Martin Avenue.

Santa Clara County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Rich Glennon said the pilot just missed a runway at the San Martin Airport and is OK.

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