Watch Pilot Escape After Fiery Plane Crash In Foley Al
Rickey StokesViewed: 7732
Posted by: RStokes
Date: Apr 27 2016 12:17 PM
A family and employees inside a Foley towing business got the shock of their lives when a twin-engine plane went down in flames just outside their office Tuesday afternoon. The sole person inside escaped with just minor injuries.
Foley Municipal Airport officials confirm the twin-engine Cessna was taking off when it immediately went down near Sunset Circle and Hickory Street. The plane was on fire, but the pilot got out through the back and jumped almost 10 feet to the ground to get away.
Police and airport officials said the pilot walked away with only a few burns and cuts on his hands.
The entire ordeal was caught on the security video of Little Bitty's Towing LLC.
The owner, who goes by the name Little Bitty, is used to seeing horrific crashes but said this was an entirely new - and shocking - experience.
"It was just crazy. I was born and raised right here. The airport's been there 50 years. You always had it in back of your mind something like this might happen, and today was the day," he said.
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