Small plane crashes in Watsonville Sunday afternoon
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) A small plane crashed in Watsonville Sunday afternoon in the area of Harkins Slough Road and Lee Road.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office says deputies got dispatched around 2 p.m. to the crash site. Authorities say neither the pilot nor the passenger were injured.
Cal Fire says the plane did take down some power lines before hitting the ground, which started a small fire that was quickly extinguished.
PG&E says there was a power outage that impacted over 5,000 customers. At least three power line poles and six bands of wire were damaged.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what caused the crash.
