Plane goes off runway at Upland’s Cable Airport, pilot injured
A single-engine aircraft went off the runway at Cable Airport in Upland after landing shortly before noon Wednesday, June 24. The pilot sustained minor injuries, authorities said.
There were no immediate reports of a fire or fuel leak, said Jimmy Schiller, a spokesman for the San Bernardino County Fire Department, which was called to the scene in the area of 2100 West Foothill Boulevard.
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The pilot was the only person on board the craft, initially described as a CX-4, said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, which will investigate the crash. The FAA was notified around 11:45 a.m Gregor said.
Records show the plane is owned by a Fullerton man, who also is a licensed pilot. The pilot at the controls of the CX-4 was not identified as of Wednesday afternoon.
The pilot had to be freed from the aircraft before he could be taken to a hospital, Schiller said.
The Thatcher CX-4 is described as a low-wing aircraft built from a kit.
The aircraft, in the livery of a World War II “Flying Tiger” plane, was removed from the area by forklift-and-crane rig later in the day.