It appears the plane crashed into a neighborhood shortly after takeoff from Riverside Municipal Airport. Possible registration N1246G, a 1974 Cessna 310Q based in San Jose, CA.
Small plane headed to San Jose crashes into Riverside homes
By Julie Tainter, KRON
Published: February 27, 2017, 5:14 pm Updated: February 27, 2017, 8:21 pm
RIVERSIDE (KRON) — A small plane has crashed into two homes in Riverside killing at least four people and injuring two.
Four bodies were found in the wreckage, according to fire officials,
The occupants of the plane, a husband, wife and three teenagers, were returning to San Jose after attending a cheer leading conference at Disneyland over the weekend.
One of the passengers, a teenage girl, was ejected from the plane and suffered only minor injuries, fire officials said.
She was able to tell firefighters about what happened as she was transported to the hospital, officials said.
Two other people were pulled from one of the homes, officials said.
One unconscious victim from a home was taken into surgery.
The Cessna 310 crashed shortly after taking off from Riverside Municipal Airport.
KRON4 has confirmed that the owner of the plane was Nouri Hijazi from San Jose.
The plane was a Cessna 310 twin engine made in 1974 with the tail number 1246G.
One witness said the plane made a northbound turn just before it crashed.
“As soon as it turned, it almost stalled…it just turned and went straight toward the ground. It looked like they tried to pull out of it, but it was too late.”
There was minor damage to some surrounding homes.
Residents in homes nearby were evacuated.
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