Skydiving Plane Crashes Near Lodi Parachute Center
5:00 p.m. UPDATE: The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash that happened around 2:15 p.m. on Thursday.
The pilot had reported engine trouble in the single-engine Cessna 208 shortly after takeoff, and attempted a landing. The plane landed upside down, but not before clipping a nearby truck.
"Unbelievable. I think—it's a brand-new truck and I was more worried about hurting the truck and didn't think really what could have happened. Scary," said the truck's owner Cindy Martin.
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3:30 p.m. UPDATE: The pilot has suffered minor injuries, but the rest of the passengers are OK.
The plane clipped a Toyota Tacoma during its landing.
None of the 17 passengers on board were injured.
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ACAMPO (CBS13) - Authorities are responding to a plane crash in San Joaquin County Thursday afternoon.
The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office confirms the crash happened near the Skydive Lodi Parachute Center along the 4000 block of E. Jahant Road.
An FAA official says a single-engine Cessna with the tail number N1114A, confirmed to be a skydiving plane, was involved in the crash. The plane either made a hard landing or crashed, the official said.
