Dramatic footage captured the moment a small propeller plane crashed into an overpass and landed vertically in front of heavy traffic.
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The crash occurred on Saturday afternoon in San Jose, California.
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Two adults and one child were in the aircraft but survived and were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The San Jose Fire Department said it received a report of the crash just before 3.10pm and identified the mangled plane as a 1960 Cessna 177A Cardinal.
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What appears to be dashcam footage from one of the cars on the overpass has since emerged.
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The video shows the Cessna flying very low over the road as it seemed to be attempting an emergency landing before its left wing struck a lamppost.
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The collision caused the plane to tilt sideways in the air and rotate 180 degrees before it landed nose-first into the road.
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It then spun another 180 degrees while remaining perpendicular to the ground and came to a stop in that position.
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Miraculously, no cars were struck in the crash despite so many being nearby, according to the San Jose Fire Department.
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No fatalities were reported, and neither were any injuries other than those suffered by the aircraft's occupants.
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A 1960 Cessna 177A Cardinal crashed on an overpass in San Jose, California, on Saturday afternoon.
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The plane is pictured flying low over traffic
The plane's left wing struck a lamppost, causing it to spin out of control.
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Part of the wing is pictured getting partially detached by the collision
The Cessna tilted sideways in the air with its nose angled downward before crashing into the road
The plane then crashed nose-first into the road and rotated 180 degrees before coming to a stop in that position.
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The moment the plane his the ground is pictured
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The precise cause of the crash is unclear, but the Federal Aviation Administration told the Daily Mail that the pilot had reported engine issues before the collision.
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It is now investigating the crash.
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Footage from after the crash showed vehicles being directed away from the plane, as it remained in its upright position.
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Firefighters could also be seen working to clear a minor fuel leak, which they said was later absorbed.
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Stunning photos show the Cessna bent nearly in half with mangled pieces of metal almost blocking the door.
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The plane had been registered to Flying Twenty Inc, a nonprofit flight club for San Jose State University students, alumni and faculty based out of Reid Hillview Airport, according to records obtained by ABC 30.
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The incident came just one day after a different plane crashed at the airport in San Jose as a result of faulty landing gear, the fire department said.
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The cause of the crash is unclear, but the pilot reported engine trouble shortly before the collision.
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The plane is pictured after the crash
Photos from the scene showed the plane nearly in half, with mangled pieces of metal almost covering the door as firefighters worked to clear a minor fuel leak
No vehicles on the ground were involved in the crash
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The two people on board the aircraft in that crash were uninjured and were able to get out of the plane on their own.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to Flying Twenty, Inc for more information.
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