MUKILTEO, Wash. — A pilot and a passenger miraculously survived a plane crash that caused a huge fireball in Washington state.
The crash happened in Mukilteo on Tuesday.
Video showed the moments the plane crashed onto the street. Plane fuel and fire rained down on the road and cars.
It clipped power lines, then the traffic light at Mukilteo Speedway, and then hit at least five cars as it barreled down Harbour Pointe Boulevard.
A ball of flames erupted when the plane crashed.
The pilot and passenger were able to get out and were not hurt.
The Federal Aviation Administration told WSB-TV's sister-station KIRO 7 the aircraft was a single-engine Piper PA32. It crashed immediately after taking off from Runway 16R at nearby Paine Field.
The pilot said he started started losing power and couldn't restart the engine. As he began to go down, he saw that Harbour Pointe Boulevard was clear and open, and steered that direction.
The FAA and NTSB will investigate.
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