Video captures moment small plane crashes on LA field

A pilot and his student were critically injured when the small plane they were flying crashed into a soccer field in Los Angeles Monday afternoon. Two bystanders were able to pull the passenger, a woman believed to be in her 30s, out of the plane after it crashed just before 1 p.m. at the Field

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A pilot and his student were critically injured when the small plane they were flying crashed into a soccer field in Los Angeles Monday afternoon.

Two bystanders were able to pull the passenger, a woman believed to be in her 30s, out of the plane after it crashed just before 1 p.m. at the Field of Dreams park in San Pedro.

Firefighters quickly arrived and rescued the pilot, who is believed to be about 45 years old, fire officials told KTLA.

“Both patients were transported … in at least critical condition,” fire officials said.

Their ages have not been released. No one else was injured in the crash.

Video of the terrifying incident shows the small plane flying dangerously low as it skims above the field.

The small plane crashed into a soccer field in northwest San Pedro Monday afternoon. Nancy Gonzalez via FOX 11 LA
Bystanders helped pull a female passenger out of the plane, while firefighters rescued the pilot. FOX 11 LA

J.R. Romero, who watched the plane go down, ran over with another man to help the woman out of the plane.

“I flung that door open so we were able to get her out, get her seatbelt off, able to pull her out,” Romero said. “We didn’t want to pull out the gentleman because he was in worse condition, I think he was unconscious for sure, she was at least conscious.”

The single-engine Sling 4 TSI had briefly flown over the ocean before crashing down in what typically is a busy park, according to Los Angeles City Councilman Tim Mcosker, who represents the area.

Local officials said the park is usually much busier than it was at the time of the crash. FOX 11 LA

“This could have been a much larger tragedy,” Mcosker said, noting that the park is usually much busier on weekends.

The small jet had taken off from the Torrance area and had only been in the area for about 30 minutes, LAFD Battalion Chief Shin Black said.

Black said the fact that the field had been empty during the crash was “the best outcome that we could hope for.” 

Officials are investigating the cause of the crash. Nancy Gonzalez via FOX 11 LA

LAFD was cleaning up the fuel that had leaked onto the ground following the crash.

The cause of the crash is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration.

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