A small plane crashed into a tree near Fullerton Airport Monday, leaving the two people inside with “moderate” injuries.
The plane slammed into a tree after making an emergency landing about 1:45 p.m. in the 2400 block of Artesia Avenue, just east of the airport, said Kristy Wells of the Fullerton Police Department.
The two occupants aboard the plane sustained “moderate” injuries, she said.
Fullerton Fire Department officials said both people were taken to hospitals.
It was unclear what caused the plane to make the emergency landing.