Overview
- The single‑engine aircraft, which went down Monday in a Pacoima store lot, left the 70‑year‑old pilot in critical condition.
- Fire crews found the plane overturned in the O’Reilly Auto Parts parking lot near Ralston Avenue and Van Nuys Boulevard.
- Officials said the aircraft hit high‑voltage lines, prompting evacuations as utility crews secured the area.
- The Los Angeles Fire Department reported no other injuries and said the wreckage narrowly missed parked cars.
- Investigators have not confirmed a cause or the flight’s route, and some outlets reported the plane as a 2007 Cessna 172S tied to a local flight school, a detail still awaiting official confirmation.