Video Shows Plane Crashing into Packed Parking Lot Near Race Track
Mar. 15, 2025A drag racing competition was interrupted in California on Sunday when a small-engine plane crashed near the race track.
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) was hosting its finals on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 17, when a plane crashed in a parking lot near the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip while two of its athletes “were preparing for their crucial first-round race” a statement on the organization’swebsiteexplains.
According to the NHRA, the plane was attempting to land at Brackett Field Airport, which is west of the track. The plane was a single-engine Piper PA-32 with four people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in analert.
“We just saw the plane with the smoke behind it, and the next time we looked up, it was already on the ground,” witness Elaine Hernandez told ABC News.
Scene of passenger crane crash near In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip during the NHRA (Nation Hot Rod Association) finals.Jon Putman/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
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While the FAA said that the aircraft struck two vehicles and a trailer, ABC News reports that at least five cars and three RVs were damaged from the impact.
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Los Angeles County Fire Department public information officer Jonathan Torres toldThe Los Angeles Timesthat jet fuel spilled after the crash, requiring hazardous materials crews to respond to the scene. The FAA continues to investigate, and no cause for the crash has been released.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said in an update shared with PEOPLE that there were “4 patients total 2 critical 2 moderate all from the plane no patients from the ground.”
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After a short delay, competition resumed, with the NHRA expressing in its statement that it “has been working closely with the Pomona Police Department and L.A. County Fire Department and has been guided to continue racing.”
source: people.com
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