Pilot Hospitalized after Los Angeles Plane Crash near Los Angeles Airport
Los Angeles, California (January 9, 2022) – A pilot was injured when a small plane crashed Sunday afternoon near Los Angeles Airport, authorities said.
The crash happened at about 2:10 p.m. on railroad tracks just outside a suburban Los Angeles airfield.
According to the authorities, the plane, a Cessna 172, had taken off from Whiteman Airport in the San Fernando Valley community of Pacoima when it crashed on the railroad tracks under unclear circumstances.
Pilot Injured in Plane Crash near Los Angeles Airport
The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the plane, was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries.
No one else was injured in the crash.
Metrolink train service was stopped for an unknown period due to the crash.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.