SAN DIEGO, July 31 (UPI) -- A small plane crashed in the parking lot of a San Diego shopping center Wednesday afternoon, killing one person and seriously injuring a second.
According to witnesses and local police, at roughly 5:30 p.m. local time Wednesday, the single engine Mooney M20L clipped the roof of a Target store before ultimately wrecking in a nearby Costco parking lot.
Emergency responders put out a fire caused by the crash and, with the assistance of witnesses, rescued two women -- the pilot, believed to be in her 50s, and her 78-year-old passenger.
Both women and one of the good samaritan witnesses were transported to a nearby hospital, where the elderly passenger died. The other witness-turned-rescuer was treated for injuries on the scene.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident with a full report expected by mid August.
A small plane clipped a store before it crashed in San Diego: http://t.co/UKJ7Ytt6An pic.twitter.com/mg9JgOVOEJ
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) July 31, 2014
