The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reports that on Saturday, December 11, a small Mooney M20J plane crashed at the Chino Airport (CNO) in Chino, CA after stalling and crashing onto the runway.
The Mooney M20J plane was operated by a student pilot, who was being supervised by an instructor. The student was practicing touch-and-go maneuvers when it crashed onto the airport’s runway, according to a spokesperson from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The California aviation accident occurred at about 12:40 p.m. when the plane stalled, crashed, and caught fire. The student pilot and the instructor managed to get out of the aircraft before firefighters arrived. The student pilot, a 35-year-old male, sustained second- and third-degree burns on 20 percent of his body. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries. The instructor suffered only minor injuries and refused to be treated.
According to an airport spokesperson, the Mooney M20J plane stalled about 20 feet from the airport’s runway while it was taking off. Officials have not yet determined why the plane stalled. The FAA along with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will be investigating the crash and will release the cause of the aviation accident in the next few months.
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