On Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at approximately 6:30 PM, Hawthorne police officers and LA County Fire Department personnel responded to the Hawthorne Airport (3600 block of 120th Street) on a report of a small airplane crash. Information is preliminary at this time, but it appears that the airplane, a small passenger jet, had just landed at the airport when control was lost.
The airplane did not stop at the end of the runway, but did come to a rest on airport grounds. As with all aircraft crashes, the investigation will be handled by the Federal Aviation Administration. Any further inquiries into this incident can be directed to the FAA.
At the time of the incident, there were eight persons on the plane, including the pilot. Nobody was seriously injured as a result of the crash. Due to the current resting point of the airplane, all northbound lanes of Prairie Avenue, between Jack Northrop and 120th Street will remain closed until clearance is obtained from the FAA.