Small plane lands on Doheny State Beach, no one injured
A small plane with two people on board made an emergency landing on Doheny State Beach in Dana Point Saturday, Dec. 15, but no one was injured, authorities said.
Just before 2:15 p.m., Orange County firefighters were dispatched to the 25000 block of Dana Point Harbor Drive where a small plane landed in the sand, Capt. Carlos Huerta said.
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The plane had taken off from John Wayne Airport and was about halfway into an hour flight when the 63-year-old pilot lost power, Capt. Tony Bommarito said.
“(He) tried to find a place where no people were,” Bommarito said. “They had a successful landing.”
Federal Aviation Administration records show the plane is a 1969 fixed wing single-engine Cessna 150K.
A 25-year-old male passenger was also uninjured in the emergency landing. No injuries were reported to people on the ground, Huerta said.
This story will be updated.