A small propeller plane was left standing perpendicular to the ground after it went down in a busy California intersection on Saturday, leaving three people injured.
The San Jose Fire Department said it received a report just before 3.10pm that a 1960 Cessna 177A Cardinal crashed near the intersection of Capitol Expressway and Excalibur Drive.
Two adults and one child onboard the plane were then rushed to a local hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
Fortunately, no vehicles were involved in the crash, the fire department said.
Footage from the scene later showed vehicles being directed away from the plane, as it remained upright with its nose stuck in the cement.
It appeared to be bent nearly in half with mangled pieces of metal almost covering over the door as firefighters worked to clear a minor fuel leak – which they said was later absorbed.
The plane had been registered to Flying Twenty Inc, a nonprofit flight club for San Jose State University students, alumni and faculty based out of Reid Hillview Airport, according to records obtained by ABC 30.
It remains unclear what caused the crash, but the Federal Aviation Administration told the Daily Mail that the pilot had reported engine issues before the collision. It is now investigating the crash.
A 1960 Cessna 177A Cardinal crashed near the intersection of Capitol Expressway and Excalibur Drive in San Jose, California on Saturday afternoon
Photos from the scene showed the plane nearly in half with mangled pieces of metal almost covering over the door as firefighters worked to clear a minor fuel leak
No vehicles on the ground were involved in the crash
The incident came just one day after a separate plane crashed at the airport in San Jose as a result of faulty landing gear, the fire department said.
The two people onboard the aircraft in that crash were uninjured and were able to get out of the plane on their own.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Flying Twenty, Inc for more information.
