Single Engine Plane Crashes, Airport Perimeter Fence Area Lakewood Blvd. South of Conant St.; Pilot Has Minor Injuries; Vehicle on Lakewood Blvd. Is Struck By Some Debris, Driver Uninjured

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UPDATE: FAA Spokesman Says Single Engine Plane Was Attempting To Land on Runway 25R When It "Impacted" Perimeter Fence; Single Engine Plane Crashes,Comes To Rest In Airport Perimeter Fence Area Lakewood Blvd. South of Conant St.; Pilot Has Minor Injuries; Vehicle on Lakewood Blvd. Is Struck By Some Debris, Driver Uninjured

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(June 19, 2015, 8:55 a.m.) -- Allen Kenitzer (FAA Regional Public Affairs Mgr).tells LBREPORT.com in initial information that a "Beechcraft C23 Musketeer airplane was attempting to land and impacted the perimeter fence just prior to the approach end of Runway 25 Right." No further details for now; we'll update this story as we continue to learn more.

(June 19, 2015, 1:05 a.m.) -- As flashed when breaking and updated on LBREPORT.com's front page, a single engine Beechcraft small plane crashed into a fence along LB Airport's perimeter road near the west side of Lakewood Blvd. roughly 300 yards south of Conant St. [June 18]

LBFD Public Information Officer/Firefighter Jake Heflin told LBREPORT.com that the plane was inbound (apparently on approach to runway 25R.)

The pilot was transported to a local trauma center with minor injuries. A vehicle on Lakewood Blvd. was struck by debris; its driver was evaluated and didn't require treatment.

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Photo shows view looking southward with the airport perimeter road in the foreground. Plane's tail is facing runway 25R; plane's nose is facing Lakewood Blvd. LBREPORT.com photo is by Max Pearl.