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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Coalinga Street; FAA Investigating

KRCR reports a 1968 Piper PA-28-140 carrying a student pilot and her flight instructor landed on a Fresno County road on Aug. 13; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 13, 2026, 8:33 p.m. ET
A small aircraft made an emergency landing on a street in , California, on Aug. 13, 2026, at , according to KRCR. The situation is still developing. KRCR reported the aircraft was a operated by the , and that it was in the phase. The outlet reported the plane was carrying Nancy Overton and her flight instructor, Ellysia Jackson, and that the two were headed to compete in the Palms to Pines Air Race. The pilot landed on West Jayne Avenue, near South Alpine Avenue, in . The Fresno County Sheriff's Office said there was no structural damage to the plane or to surrounding property, KRCR reported. The outlet also reported the plane is registered in Redding, California, and has a valid permit. The aircraft's registration number has not been made public, and the specific airframe involved has not been identified. Registry records list two aircraft under , one of which matches the reported type \140registered in the United States and built Jan. 1, 1969. That describes the operator's fleet as it appears on the registry; it is not an identification of the aircraft that landed on the street. Weather observations recorded at Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport (KNLC), 26.4 miles away and 26 minutes from the reported time, showed wind from 220\at 6 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, few clouds at 9,000 feet and a temperature of 85\to F. Those are instrument readings, and no source has said they bore on the landing. Geographic reference data places in Fresno County, with the settlement itself at 676 feet elevation and located 4.0 miles east-northeast of New Municipal Airport (KC80/CLG). The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating, according to KRCR. The cause has not been determined.

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Terrain elevation
676 ft
Nearest aerodrome
4.0 miles WSW of New Coalinga Municipal Airport (KC80/CLG)

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