A small aircraft encountered an extraordinary situation on Sunday when it crash-landed on the Victoria Golf Course in Carson, miraculously leaving its two occupants uninjured. The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the incident around 3:45 p.m. located at 340 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., according to KTLA. Bystanders witnessed the aircraft malfunction and descend rapidly, but despite the dramatic scene, both the pilot and passenger walked away with mere scratches.
Initially, it was reported by L.A. County Fire representatives that the two individuals aboard were taken to the hospital, though this was later retracted. As reported by NBC Los Angeles, the plane was found upside down near the golf course's driving range, and remarkably, even as the plane came to rest, no injuries were reported to those on the ground. Following the event, the golf course continued its operations, scarcely interrupted by the nearby crash site and ensuing investigation.
Richard Peters, who was golfing at the time of the crash, told CBS News Los Angeles about the moment the engine appeared to fail. "It looked like the engine was failing," he said. "The prop stopped turning, and then he overshot the fairway here and then he hit that pole and then it flipped and hit the tree." The Federal Aviation Administration has been notified, and a Hazardous Materials crew is on-site working to contain and address the fuel spill.
