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Plane toting banner ad crash lands on San Diego County beach
A small ad-toting plane crash landed on a beach in Carlsbad on July 4, 2015.
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A small, single engine plane sent beachgoers scrambling Saturday when it made a crash landing in Carlsbad, injuring one person and causing evacuation of the area.
The crash took place Saturday at around 3:15 p.m. near Tamarack Avenue, a Carlsbad city official told KPCC.
The pilot was uninjured, but a young male bystander was taken to a nearby hospital after being hit by a part of the plane, Carlsbad city spokeswoman Susanne Bankhead said.
Witnesses caught some of the scene on their cell phones as the plane slowly turned and then descended into the surf:
Video: Plane crashes on San Diego County Beach
Police cleared the area as hazmat teams tried to determine whether any gas had leaked into the water. Nearby Carlsbad Avenue was also shut down for some time as police pulled the plane from the beach.
"It had flipped over upon landing," Bankhead said. "They were able to get that upright onto its wheels and then arrange for that to be towed off of the sand."
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The plane was taken to Palomar Airport to be inspected. Federal Aviation Administration officials are investigating what might have caused the crash, Bankhead said.
This story has been updated.
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