California family survives small plane crash after aircraft deploys parachute

A California couple and their two-year-old daughter survived a crash landing in their small plane last week after losing engine power and deploying the aircraft’s parachute to slow their descent into a mountainous area, authorities said. The man and woman, both 38, and their toddler walked away with only minor cuts and scratches after the single-engine 2004 Cirrus SR22 crashed in a forested area of Whitethorn around 1:15 p.m.

It sounded like it was a last-resort effort,' Sheriff’s Office Capt. Quincy Cromer told the Press Democrat, a Santa Rosa-based newspaper. Shelter Cove Fire Department Chief Nick Pape told the newspaper that their 'chances of survival without the parachute were slim.' Fire officials said in a statement that even with the parachute, the family was lucky to have only suffered minor injuries. The family was able to exit the plane on their own before first responders arrived, Pape said.

Photos show the wrecked plane among the trees with its parachute snagged in the branches. The family resides in Santa Rosa. Their identities were not immediately provided. It was the second small plane crash that the fire department responded to within a year. The previous plane crashed into the ocean in July. The two occupants were rescued after swimming out of the wreckage.

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