A pilot was seriously injured in a plane crash Friday night near Reid-Hillview Airport, according to San Jose police.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A pilot is in the hospital after his plane came crashing down near Reid-Hillview County Airport in San Jose on Friday evening.
"I heard a big, big, big noise. 'Crack!' like that," long-time resident Mayela Andrade told ABC7 News."Then it went like that, and then the motor went off. And it went 'Boom,' right there." The FAA said the pilot was departing from Reid-Hillview County Airport. The plane went belly down at Ocala Avenue and Karl Street.The crash occurred near the intersection of Ocala Avenue and Karl Street in east San Jose, adjacent to the airport. Two schools -- Donald J. Meyer Elementary School and Clyde L. Fischer Middle School -- are located in the immediate vicinity of where the aircraft crashed.
"I know, imagine if it came on top of our house when we're sleeping, or when we're playing with our grandchildren. This is too much," Andrade added.
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