HEMET (CNS) - A small plane crashed into a brick wall behind a Hemet
home today, causing a small fire and leaving the pilot with serious injuries.
The plane crashed along Warren Road near Mustang Way around 9:30 a.m.,
sparking a flame that engulfed the aircraft, according to the Hemet Police
Department.
Crews from the Hemet and Riverside County fire departments, Cal Fire
and the police and sheriff's department all descended on the scene. The pilot
of the plane was taken to a hospital with injuries described as serious.
The pilot was the only occupant of the plane. there were no reports of
any other injuries.
Hemet resident Michael Deardorff told City News Service he was on his
way to Target with his wife when he saw the plane go down.
``I could see as soon as it touched the gro
