Authorities said no one on the ground was injured.
A small plane crashed in a shopping center parking lot in Santa Ana, California, Sunday afternoon, with local media reporting several fatalities.
The Orange County Fire Authority said fire and rescue units were sent to a the 3900 block of Bristol Street for a report of a plane down. Footage and photos on social media showed the wreckage of a twin-engine Cessna aircraft.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Cessna 414 declared an emergency before crashing into a mall parking lot in the vicinity of Orange County’s John Wayne Airport. The FAA launched an investigation into the crash, and added that the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the probable cause.
KABC said four people were killed, citing Santa Ana police. They said no one on the ground was injured.
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Story by Faiz Siddiqui
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