Watch LAPD Save Pilot Before Train Slams into Crashed Plane

Jan. 10, 2022

Body camera footage captured LAPD officers pulling a bloodied man in his 70s from the cockpit of a crashed single-engine Cessna seconds before it was struck by a Metrolink train.

By Laura Newberry

Source Los Angeles Times

LAPD officers rescued a pilot from his crashed single-engine Cessna just seconds before a train slammed into it Sunday.

Los Angeles Police Department officers in Pacoima rescued a pilot from a crashed plane just moments before a train slammed into the aircraft Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

The single-engine Cessna crashed onto the train tracks at San Fernando and Osborne streets about 2 p.m., LAPD Officer Antonio Delatorre said. Shortly after, officers from LAPD's Foothill Division pulled a bloodied man in his 70s from the cockpit, according to Delatorre.

A video shared by LAPD shows a Metrolink train hitting the plane just seconds after the rescue.

The plane crashed after losing power, according to a tweet posted by the LAPD Valley Bureau.

The pilot was taken to the hospital and was in stable condition as of 8 p.m., authorities said. No other injuries were reported.

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