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One Injured In Ultralight Plane Crash At South Coast Airport

(Photo by Ventura County Fire Department)
An ultralight plane crash left one person hurt at Camarillo Airport

One person is recovering from injuries they suffered in an ultralight plane crash in Ventura County. The accident happened early Thursday night at Camarillo Airport.

Ventura County firefighters say the pilot was able to walk away from the craft’s wreckage, and was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

There’s no word on exactly what happened, but the craft which came down on airport property was heavily damaged.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.