The 18-year-old pilot said he heard a pop before the plane lost power.
The pilot of a single engine plane had to make an emergency landing in Cajon Pass after the plane lost power.An 18-year-old pilot had to make an emergency landing in the Cajon Pass Monday morning, according to local authorities.
It happened near Cajon Boulevard and Mathews Ranch Road. Four people were on board. None of them were injured. The plane had departed from Apple Valley Airport and as en route to Riverside Municipal when it lost power."We're coming down through the pass and I heard a pop in the engine and I lose all power," said Brock Peters, the 18-year-old flying the plane. "At that point I didn't have any space or time to get to any other airports, and this was my only option, my only shot to get down. Got under the power lines and pulled it off to the side.
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