A pilot and a dog escaped with minor injuries after a small plane landed or crashed in the waters off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes on Sunday, April 14, with crews later working to recover the sunken aircraft.
A single-engine plane crashed into the ocean off Rancho Palos Verdes Sunday evening. A man with a dog on a leash, above, escaped the plane with the dog and swam to shore, authorities said. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
A single engine plane crashed into the ocean off Rancho Palos Verdes Sunday evening. It happened just off the coast from the Trump National Golf Club and officials said the pilot and a dog aboard swam to shore. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
A single-engine plane crashed into the ocean off Rancho Palos Verdes Sunday evening. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
A single-engine plane crashed into the ocean off Rancho Palos Verdes Sunday evening. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
A single-engine plane crashed into the ocean off Rancho Palos Verdes Sunday evening. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
A single-engine plane crashed into the ocean off Rancho Palos Verdes Sunday evening. A man, second from left, and his dog swam to shore, authorities said. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
Around 5 p.m., 911 callers reported that a single-engine Piper Cherokee Six went in the ocean about 100 yards off the coast of the Trump National Golf Club, located at 1 Trump National Drive, said Los Angeles County Fire Supervisor Bernard Peters. The pilot and the dog were able to get out of the aircraft and swim to shore.
The pilot and dog were treated at the scene for minor injuries, Peters said.
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Air Rescue 5 on scene deploying #LASD SEB Tactical Medics regarding a small plane in the water off of Rancho Palos Verdes. Saving lives priority 1. pic.twitter.com/9QGgM77Qkl
It was not clear where the plane had taken off from, or whether the plane had crashed or made an emergency landing in the water on Sunday.
County Fire and Coast Guard crews were working in the evening to salvage the sunken aircraft.
A Hazardous Materials Spill Report submitted to the state said the private plane went into the ocean because of engine failure. An unknown amount of aviation fuel was released into the ocean as the plane sank.
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