Plane Crash in Pacoima: Safety Concerns at Whiteman Airport

0:00It's April 21st. You're listening to California News today, AI-powered local news. A small plane smashed into a high-voltage power line in Pakawima, Monday around 11.08am, flipping upside down in an auto-part store parking. Lot. The Cessna 172 left the pilot a man about 70 years old in critical condition after he got rushed to the hospital. Bystandas jumped in quick, lifting the wreckage to pull him out safely as cell phone videos captured the whole scene. The crash down lines near Ralston Avenue and Van Nij's Boulevard sparking outages across the neighborhood and gridlocking streets with dead traffic. Lights. Meanwhile, locals have pushed hard for years to shut down nearby white men airport over safety risks, noise and pollution. Pass incidents hit hard. One plane landed on train tracks in early 2022 and got smashed by a metro link, another crashed in a neighborhood. Calling a pilot and a third went down by the foothill freeway.

1:01Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, who reps the area, doubled down Monday, calling the airport poorly run and a real threat to Pakawima folks. She wants the county to act fast for accountability. The white men airport coalition fired back, stressing federal safety rules and the spots role in emergencies, firefighting and training. There, urging patients to the probe wraps up and more facts drop.