CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : FULLERTON : Planes Crashes Short of Runway
A small plane stalled on approach to Fullerton Municipal Airport Friday and hit a telephone pole before crashing on a public road 100 yards short of the runway. The pilot and his passengers suffered only minor injuries. Robert P. Kelly, 59, of Anaheim Hills, had taken sheriff’s forensic specialist, Mary DeGuelle, 37, of Westminster, on an aerial photo assignment, a sheriff’s spokesman said. They were taken to St. Jude’s Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Fullerton where both were listed in stable condition. There were no other injuries. Traffic was light on the road at the time of the 10:45 a.m. crash.
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