Small plane crashes onto 405 Freeway in Orange County
The pilot of a Cessna 310 told controllers he had lost power in his right engine and was trying to land as the aircraft swooped low over buildings and the 405 Freeway.
The wreckage of a small plane sits on the southbound 405 Freeway after a crash just short of the John Wayne Airport runway.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)The pilot of a Cessna 310 told controllers he had lost power in his right engine and was trying to land as the aircraft swooped low over buildings and the 405 Freeway.
The wreckage of a small plane sits on the southbound 405 Freeway just short of the John Wayne Aiport runway.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A jet comes in for a landing over the wreckage of a small plane that crashed onto the 405 Freeway just short of the John Wayne Airport runway.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Investigators at the scene of a small plane crash on the southbound 405 Freeway.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A piece of a small plane sits on the 405 Freeway after the crash.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)