Small Single-Engine Airplane Hit by Train After Going Down on Tracks in Pacoima [View all]

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Source: KNBC

A small single-engine airplane went down in Pacoima on Sunday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The plane went down on or near train tracks next to the Whiteman Airport around 2:09 p.m., the LAFD said.

The only person in the plane was the pilot, who was pulled from the plane by bystanders before fire officials arrived.

Those bystanders pulled the pilot from the plane just before an incoming train hit the wreck, which was on the tracks, according to the Los Angeles Police Department Valley Bureau.

Read more: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/small-single-engine-airplane-down-in-pacoima/2794058/

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