Small plane crashes in Modesto without ever leaving ground

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
MODESTO, Calif. (KGO) -- A small plane in the Central Valley crashed without ever leaving the ground.

Emergency crews responded to a report of a possible plane down this afternoon at the Modesto airport.
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They discovered the aircraft's owners were working on the small, propeller plane when it was accidentally started.

The FAA says the plane hit a car, then rolled into a fence.
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A small fuel leak caused by the crash was quickly contained. No one was inside the plane at the time.
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