Authorities say nobody was hurt when a small plane landed on a street shortly after takeoff from Southern California’s Long Beach Airport.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says Monday that the pilot was the only person on board the Piper PA-28.
Gregor says the plane departed from the airport and landed for unknown reasons on a street about 1 1/2 miles (2.4 kilometres) away.
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Television news helicopters showed the plane upright in lanes surrounded by police and firefighters.
The plane is registered to the Long Beach Flying Club and Flight Academy. A representative didn’t immediately have information about the street landing.
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The FAA will investigate.
The Associated Press
