The pilot and copilot of a single engine experimental aircraft that made an emergency crash landing in a field on Greka Energy property on Sinton Road near Black Road, examine the wreckage this afternoon with emergency personnel. Fire officials said the two men, who suffered minor injuries, reported the engine of the aircraft was running roughly as they flew over Guadalupe and that they had to crash land, likely totaling the plane, before making it to the Santa Maria Public Airport.
(Courtesy Santa Barbara County Fire Department)
Emergency crews check on a single engine aircraft that made an emergency landing in fields on Sinton Road in Santa Maria.
A small two seater plane made an emergency landing at about 3:30 this afternoon in the 1700 block of Sinton Road near Black Road in the area of the Santa Maria Public Airport.
According to officials on scene two people got out of the plane, both with minor injuries.
"Both are fine with some bumps and bruises," said Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Sgt. Martin Eberling. "The witnesses said they just missed the (electrical) lines."
The plane, an RV9A experimental aircraft, lost power and landed nose first, according to officials. It is likely a total loss, they said. The crash is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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