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Three hurt after small plane lands in San Jose intersection
A small aircraft carrying two adults and a child came down at Capitol Expressway and Excalibur Drive shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday. The occupants suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and no one on the ground was hurt.
A small plane carrying two adults and a child came down in traffic at Capitol Expressway and Excalibur Drive in San Jose shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday, leaving the occupants with non-life-threatening injuries and no injuries reported on the ground.
The aircraft ended up nose-down and tail-up in the intersection, blocking traffic. The Alum Rock Avenue off-ramp from Interstate 680 was briefly closed, and crews took about three hours to remove the wreckage.
Neighbors said the plane came down close to nearby homes. Ricardo Barlaan called it a close call, while Andrew Vasquez said he initially thought the crash might be a stunt or a movie shoot. Joe Lopez, who has lived in the neighborhood for 60 years, said he had seen crashes involving planes from nearby Reid-Hillview Airport before, but never one so close to his home.
The aircraft’s registration indicates it belongs to Flying Twenty, a nonprofit flight club for San Jose State University students, alumni and faculty that operates from Reid-Hillview. A club member contacted by phone declined to comment on the club, the pilot or the circumstances of the crash.