Plane crashes into hangar at Santa Monica Airport, leaving no survivors
A BUSINESS Cessna plane has crashed into a hangar at Santa Monica’s Airport, leaving no survivors.
It is still unknown how many people were on board the plane.
Those at the airport at the time of the crash said they heard loud explosions.
Staff at the airport’s front desk said they saw firetrucks gathered on the tarmac.
Plane crash at Santa Monica Airport. Picture: Valerie Vanderwest, Twitter
The twin-engine Cessna Citation ran off the right side of the runway after landing at 6.20pm Pacific Time, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor.
Firefighters work to extinguish fire at the site of a plane crash in Santa Monica (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
The hangar collapsed, and firefighters were unable to enter more than two hours after the crash, said Captain John Nevandro of the Santa Monica Fire Department.
“It was an unsurvivable crash,” Nevandro said.
It is understood that this type of plane carries anywhere between seven to nine passengers.
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