A Cessna that was heading to Hollywood Burbank Airport crashed in Glendale near the parking lot of a Smart and Final store but none of the occupants were injured.
The crash was reported just before 10 p.m. Friday, in the area of Glenoaks Boulevard and Allen Avenue.
The plane, which clipped a tree, missed a nearby a apartment building and parked cars on the street, police said. No one on the ground was injured.
Two men who were on board the plane were able to get out safely and appeared to be fine, according to reports from the scene.
“I thought I was going to die,” Alan Kassis who was a passenger on the small plane told ABC7. “But everyone is OK.”
The plane did not catch fire when it crashed. However, firefighters had to put out a small fire when they went to remove the plane.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
— From Staff and Wire Reports