PLANE ACCIDENT: Pilot Survives Fiery Airplane Crash on Redlands Roadway

September 22, 2011

Redlands – The pilot of the airplane that crashed on a roadway in Redlands has survived with minor injuries, reports have said.

According to officials, the acrobatic biplane crashed on Sessums Drive before it burst into flames.

In an online report by KTLA, the lone occupant of the plane escaped serious injuries when a bystander helped him get out of the fiery airplane.

Initial investigations have found out that the pilot is 45-year-old Paul Sowell of Redmond, Oregon.

The pilot was taken to the nearby hospital due to his cuts and bruises, KTLA reported.