The 70-year-old pilot miraculously survived the crash but is in critical condition.
A small California airport plagued by safety concerns was the stage of a shocking crash involving a low-flying light plane attempting to land before hitting power lines and crashing down.
“Terrifying footage has emerged of the plane careening into utility poles along Van Nuys Boulevard just blocks from the Whiteman Airport in Pacoima, leaving the 70-year-old male pilot hospitalized in critical condition.
In video posted Tuesday on X, the plane was seen flying close to the power lines when it clipped them, flipping over and nosediving into the ground.”
Plane crash in Pacoima, California on April 20, 2026.
A 72-year-old pilot was at the controls when the aircraft went down. He survived the crash but was rushed to hospital in critical condition.
Fortunately, no one on the ground was injured.pic.twitter.com/wdvsIXSoaY
— Turbine Traveller (@Turbinetraveler)April 22, 2026
“LAFD said the plane, a single-engine Cessna owned by Vista Aviation and rented by the pilot, was doing patterns around the airport when it hit the power lines, eventually crashing into a parking lot at an O’Reilly’s auto shop. It had only been in the air for about 10 minutes. The pilot was found outside the plane.
A bystander who helped the pilot told KTLA that ‘half his body was crushed from the plane’.”
Source: The Gateway Pundit
