Video shows whipping flames engulfing wreckage of plane crash in Sacramento County
Video of the plane that crashed in Wilton on Thursday shows flames engulfing the wreckage.
Four people—including a pregnant passenger—are in critical condition with burns after they were pulled from the airplane that went down near a private airstrip in Sacramento County, fire officials said.
This video was filmed by Steven Scharf.
Speaking to local media, a spokesperson for the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department said the plane went down in the front yard of a home in the small town, southeast of Sacramento. No residents or bystanders were hurt.
The four people who were injured in the crash were taken to local hospitals, one by air resource and the others by ambulance.
Capt. Parker Wilbourn of the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, which assisted Wilton Fire Protection District and Cosumnes CSD Fire Department personnel, said the plane went down just after 4 p.m. to the west of the Alta Mesa Airpark, 9 miles east of Elk Grove.
Wilbourn said that one pregnant woman, two men and one boy were aboard the plane when it crashed. He said it appeared they suffered burns on their hands and arms and there was a high likelihood that all of them will recover from their injuries.
Alta Mesa Airpark has a 2,600-foot runway, and the airstrip is normally open only to residents living adjacent to the tarmac.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash.
FAA records show the aircraft was a fixed-wing, single-engine Antonov An-2 utility biplane with its registered owner listed as Russian Oil Burner LLC out of Lewes, Delaware.
These types of utility biplanes with slow flight ability have been commonly used in agriculture.
The crash came four days after the pilot of a twin-engine plane crashed in a San Diego suburb, killing the pilot and a delivery driver on the ground and burning homes.
Associated Press and Storyful contributed to this report.
This story was originally published October 15, 2021 at 12:36 PM.
