A small propeller plane crashed into an overpass and landed vertically on a highway in San Jose, California, on Saturday afternoon, with the pilot reporting engine issues shortly before the incident.
The aircraft, identified as a 1960 Cessna 177A Cardinal, was carrying two adults and one child. All three occupants survived the crash and were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The San Jose Fire Department responded to the crash report just before 3:10 p.m. local time.
Footage appearing to be from a car's dashcam captured the moment the plane flew at a low altitude over the road, seemingly attempting an emergency landing. The aircraft's left wing then struck a lamppost, causing it to tilt sideways and rotate 180 degrees before crashing nose-first onto the road. It came to a stop in a vertical position.
Despite the heavy traffic in the vicinity, no vehicles on the ground were struck during the crash, and no fatalities were reported. Firefighters managed a minor fuel leak at the scene, which was subsequently absorbed.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash and confirmed that the pilot had reported engine problems prior to the collision.
Records indicate the plane was registered to Flying Twenty Inc., a flight club affiliated with San Jose State University. This incident occurred just one day after another plane experienced an issue with faulty landing gear at the same San Jose airport, though the occupants of that aircraft were unharmed.