73-Year-Old Pilot Injured in Plane Crash at Watsonville Airport

City of Watsonville A woman was injured in a plane crash at the Watsonville Airport in Santa Cruz County Sunday afternoon, officials said. The inci...

January 6, 2023
1:04 AM

City of Watsonville A woman was injured in a plane crash at the Watsonville Airport in Santa Cruz County Sunday afternoon, officials said. The incident was reported around 3 p.m. The 73-year-old pilot suffered moderate injuries but is expected to be OK. She was the only one in the aircraft, Watsonville city officials said. The California Highway Patrol said Buena Vista Drive is closed from Calabasas Road to Freedom Boulevard and are asking residents to avoid the area. No other information was immediately available.

Kristofer Noceda