Many folks straight-outta Compton are used to street violence and idiot gang-bangers shooting up the place, but this takes the cake. At least five of the city's residents were injured on Saturday after a twin engine plane crashed into two homes here, authorities said. The Cessna 310 went down just before 4 p.m., near the Compton/Woodley Airport.The plane was carrying two men and both were transported to area hospitals in critical condition.
In one house, an African American woman was critically injured and a man suffered less serious injuries, according to Gregor. In the other home a woman complained of chest pains.
The crash did not result in a fire, according to Downey fire Capt. Lonnie Kroom. Television images showed the plane’s fuselage had crashed through one roof and its left wing was lodged in a second home.
Gregor said the flight originated at Montgomery Field in San Diego, California and was heading for Hawthorne Municipal Airport, about 10 miles away. Hawthorne Airport has an air traffic control tower, but it wasn’t immediately known if the pilot was in contact with controllers.[AP]