Overview
- The single-engine Cessna came down at Capitol Expressway and Excalibur Drive shortly after takeoff from Reid-Hillview, with the crash occurring on Saturday, Oct. 17.
- Two adults and one child who were aboard were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and treated as a precaution.
- Federal Aviation Administration records identify the plane as a 1968 Cessna 177A Cardinal registered to Flying Twenty Inc., a nonprofit flight club that operates from Reid-Hillview Airport.
- Investigators say the pilot reported engine problems and declared an emergency before the nosedive, and authorities reported that drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors.
- Emergency crews contained a small fuel leak, cleared the wreckage after about three hours and briefly closed an offramp, and the FAA investigation will determine the final cause.