Moment plane crashes into power cables and nosedives into Los Angeles car park

Moment plane crashes into power cables and nosedives into Los Angeles car parkDashcam footage shows the moment a light aircraft hit power cables in the Pacoima area of Los Angeles before plunging from the sky - the pilot was rushed to hospitalCommentsNewsTim Hanlon News Reporter13:12, 22 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesThe plane was seen falling from the sky(Image: X)Huge sparks could be seen as a plane hit power cables before nosediving and crashing into a car park.‌Footage from a vehicle dashcam showed how the light aircraft was flying low and collided with electricity lines as it crossed over a road and caused massive sparks in the Pacoima area of Los Angeles.‌The pilot appeared to be helpless as the plane descended vertically into the car park of O’Reilly Auto Parts while people rushed to try and help. The plane is understood to have taken off from Whiteman Airport and crashed shortly after 11am on Monday near the junction between San Fernando Road and Van Nuys Boulevard.‌Content cannot be displayed without consentREAD MORE: Lufthansa axes 20,000 summer flights due to Iran war - with more fearedREAD MORE: KLM announces passengers 'will be rebooked' as airline cuts flightsEmergency services rushed to the scene and a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said the 72-year-old pilot had already been removed from the plane when they arrived.Around a dozen people could be seen lifting up a wing of the aircraft to help the pilot from underneath. He was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.‌“Me and my brother and like 10 other people helped pick up the plane and rescued the guy out,” Luz De La Cruz told KTLA-TV. “It was very terrifying.”View 3 ImagesEmergency services examining the plane (Image: AP)Electricity had to be cut to the area due to the hazard caused by loose cables. A police cordon was put in place for the nearby roads.‌“All these wires were coming down,” Ms De La Cruz said. “You could see the sparks in them, so the people from O’Reilly’s ran outside and...