Small plane crashes into Oxnard strawberry field, 1 person killed
One person has possibly died after a small plane crashed into a strawberry field in Oxnard and burst into flames, according to reports.
#fields; UPDATE - Firefighters report one potential fatality resulting from the small plane crash. Initial reports indicate the plane struck a building on the south side of the freeway. Red Pin on the map marks approx location of the crash. 101 remains open. @VCFD #VCFD pic.twitter.com/y4VkzBggqR
— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) June 10, 2022
The crash happened at about 8 a.m. in a field at Del Norte Boulevard and the northbound 101 Freeway. Authorities say the single-engine, fixed-wing Mooney M20T hit a building, then crash landed in a strawberry field on the other side of the freeway. The plane had just departed from Camarillo Airport on its way to Phoenix Deer Valley Airport in Arizona, according to the FAA.
Video from Sky 2 showed the crash burned a wide swath of the field and left the plane a burned wreck. A twisted piece of the plane was left on the roof of a building on the south side of the freeway.
#fields; UPDATE - Firefighters have completed grid searching the area from both the air and ground. No additional victims were located. Debris was located on the roof of a building on the south side of the 101 freeway. 101 remains open. @VCFD #VCFD @OxnardFire pic.twitter.com/ElcItpLttV
— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) June 10, 2022
At least one person was killed in the crash. It's unclear if anyone else was on board the plane, and authorities have brought in two urban search-and-rescue dogs to help locate any additional victims.
The 101 Freeway remains open to traffic.
The FAA and NTSB will investigate the cause of the crash.