Small plane crashes into Pacoima parking lot; pilot hospitalized

Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to a small plane crash in the parking lot of an O’Reilly Auto Parts in Pacoima Monday morning.

The Cessna 172 plane nose-dived into the parking lot off Van Nuys Boulevard just after 11 a.m., according to Sky5’s Rich Prickett, who was over the scene at 11:30 a.m. The aircraft was seen flipped upside down, just feet from several parked cars.

The pilot, reportedly a 70-year-old man, was extricated from the plane and transported to the hospital. His condition is unknown.

It appears the pilot was the only person inside of the plane at the time of the crash…

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