Event Brief
Plane loses engine, crash-lands on crowded CA beach
Filed: Jul 28, 2026 at 5:10 AM ET
Summary: A Piper PA-28 made an emergency landing on Huntington State Beach after engine trouble, with no injuries reported.
WHO: Pilot and his 16-year-old nephew
WHAT: A single-engine plane lost power and crash-landed on a crowded beach during the U.S. Open of Surfing.
WHEN: Jul 28, 2026 at 4:22 AM ET
WHERE: Huntington State Beach, south of Magnolia Street
WHY: The pilot reported engine trouble shortly after taking off.
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