The planes, a twin-engine Cessna 340 and a single-engine Cessna 152, crashed into each other shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday over the Watsonville Municipal Airport. Two people were aboard the Cessna 340 and only the pilot was aboard the Cessna 152, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Officials said “multiple casualties” were reported, but it was not immediately clear if anyone survived. No one on the ground was injured. Footage from the scene showed the wreckage of the plane and emergency services, including firefighters, at the scene. The city of Watsonville, in Santa Cruz County and about 100 miles from San Francisco, released a statement about the crash on social media. Image: Pic: KION-TV via AP “Multiple agencies responded to Watsonville Municipal Airport after two planes collided trying to land,” he tweeted. “We have reports of multiple deaths.” The plane crashed about 200 feet in the air, according to Franky Herrera, who was passing through the airport at the time of the crash. “The smaller plane just came down and crashed right here,” he told the Santa Cruz Sentinel, pointing to the wreckage near the edge of the airport. Image: Photo: AP He said the twin-engine plane continued but was “struggling” and then saw flames on the other side of the airport. Images showed a damaged hangar with the wreckage of a plane. The city-owned airport does not have a control tower to direct aircraft landing and takeoff.
title: " Multiple Deaths After Two Planes Crash Over California Airport Us News Klmat" ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-30” author: “Lewis Egbert”
The planes, a twin-engine Cessna 340 and a single-engine Cessna 152, crashed into each other shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday over the Watsonville Municipal Airport. Two people were aboard the Cessna 340 and only the pilot was aboard the Cessna 152, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Officials said “multiple casualties” were reported, but it was not immediately clear if anyone survived. No one on the ground was injured. Footage from the scene showed the wreckage of the plane and emergency services, including firefighters, at the scene. The city of Watsonville, in Santa Cruz County and about 100 miles from San Francisco, released a statement about the crash on social media. Image: Pic: KION-TV via AP “Multiple agencies responded to Watsonville Municipal Airport after two planes collided trying to land,” he tweeted. “We have reports of multiple deaths.” The plane crashed about 200 feet in the air, according to Franky Herrera, who was passing through the airport at the time of the crash. “The smaller plane just came down and crashed right here,” he told the Santa Cruz Sentinel, pointing to the wreckage near the edge of the airport. Image: Photo: AP He said the twin-engine plane continued but was “struggling” and then saw flames on the other side of the airport. Images showed a damaged hangar with the wreckage of a plane. The city-owned airport does not have a control tower to direct aircraft landing and takeoff.
title: " Multiple Deaths After Two Planes Crash Over California Airport Us News Klmat" ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-20” author: “Mabel Fincher”
The planes, a twin-engine Cessna 340 and a single-engine Cessna 152, crashed into each other shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday over the Watsonville Municipal Airport. Two people were aboard the Cessna 340 and only the pilot was aboard the Cessna 152, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Officials said “multiple casualties” were reported, but it was not immediately clear if anyone survived. No one on the ground was injured. Footage from the scene showed the wreckage of the plane and emergency services, including firefighters, at the scene. The city of Watsonville, in Santa Cruz County and about 100 miles from San Francisco, released a statement about the crash on social media. Image: Pic: KION-TV via AP “Multiple agencies responded to Watsonville Municipal Airport after two planes collided trying to land,” he tweeted. “We have reports of multiple deaths.” The plane crashed about 200 feet in the air, according to Franky Herrera, who was passing through the airport at the time of the crash. “The smaller plane just came down and crashed right here,” he told the Santa Cruz Sentinel, pointing to the wreckage near the edge of the airport. Image: Photo: AP He said the twin-engine plane continued but was “struggling” and then saw flames on the other side of the airport. Images showed a damaged hangar with the wreckage of a plane. The city-owned airport does not have a control tower to direct aircraft landing and takeoff.
title: " Multiple Deaths After Two Planes Crash Over California Airport Us News Klmat" ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-05” author: “Charles Lopez”
The planes, a twin-engine Cessna 340 and a single-engine Cessna 152, crashed into each other shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday over the Watsonville Municipal Airport. Two people were aboard the Cessna 340 and only the pilot was aboard the Cessna 152, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Officials said “multiple casualties” were reported, but it was not immediately clear if anyone survived. No one on the ground was injured. Footage from the scene showed the wreckage of the plane and emergency services, including firefighters, at the scene. The city of Watsonville, in Santa Cruz County and about 100 miles from San Francisco, released a statement about the crash on social media. Image: Pic: KION-TV via AP “Multiple agencies responded to Watsonville Municipal Airport after two planes collided trying to land,” he tweeted. “We have reports of multiple deaths.” The plane crashed about 200 feet in the air, according to Franky Herrera, who was passing through the airport at the time of the crash. “The smaller plane just came down and crashed right here,” he told the Santa Cruz Sentinel, pointing to the wreckage near the edge of the airport. Image: Photo: AP He said the twin-engine plane continued but was “struggling” and then saw flames on the other side of the airport. Images showed a damaged hangar with the wreckage of a plane. The city-owned airport does not have a control tower to direct aircraft landing and takeoff.
