Traffic & Transit
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Seal Beach Shore: Reports
A pilot and passenger were on the plane when it landed on the shoreline at around 1 p.m. Tuesday, and no injuries were reported.
SEAL BEACH, CA — A small plane made an emergency landing on the Seal Beach shores Tuesday afternoon, causing no injuries.
A pilot and passenger were on board the Cessna jet when it landed near the 8th Street Municipal Parking Lot, Fox 11 reported. The TV station said it's unclear why the plane was forced to land on the beach.
The plane had taken off from Torrance Municipal Airport about 20 miles northwest, according to NBC 4. The TV station described its landing as "gentle" and said it touched down at around 1 p.m.
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Over the years, multiple small planes have crashed in Seal Beach, which lies in the flight path of nearby Long Beach and Torrance airports.
In 2004, a homemade plane piloted by a retired "Top Gun" instructor narrowly missed two houses in the College Park West neighborhood, killing the pilot. In 1985, a twin-engine Beechcraft carrying two people was forced to land on Seal Beach Boulevard dramatically clipping a telephone pole and tree, tearing off its wing. One person suffered moderate injuries in that crash.
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