A Cessna 177B sits on the sand south of the pier in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. The emergency landing happened Thursday evening at Huntington City Beach between Lifeguard Towers 11 and 13 around 9:30 p.m. after the airplane was unable to return to John Wayne Airport. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Two people in a small airplane that made an emergency landing on the sand in Huntington Beach after experiencing engine trouble were uninjured, Huntington Beach officials said
A helicopter pilot with the Huntington Beach Police Department overheard radio traffic from John Wayne Airport about the aircraft in distress and found it as its pilot searched for a place to land, said Corbin Carson, a spokesman for the city of Huntington Beach.
The emergency landing occurred on the beach between Lifeguard Towers 11 and 13 around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, after the airplane was unable to make it to John Wayne Airport, Carson said.
The pilot maintained visual contact and observed the plane touch down safely.
A Cessna 177B sits on the sand south of the pier in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. The emergency landing happened Thursday evening at Huntington City Beach between Lifeguard Towers 11 and 13 around 9:30 p.m. after the airplane was unable to return to John Wayne Airport. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Employees from South Coast Aircraft Transport removes one of the wings of a small small plane, Oct. 25, 2025, that had an emergency landing on the beach in Huntington Beach Thursday night, before loading it on a truck. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Calvin Willis of South Coast Aircraft Transport starts to remove the wings of a small plane, Oct. 25, 2025, that had an emergency landing on the beach in Huntington Beach Thursday night, before loading it on a truck…(Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
The pilot of a small plane made an emergency landing between Lifeguard Towers 11 and 13 at Huntington Beach after reportedly experiencing engine trouble Thursday night, Oct. 23(Photo by OnScene TV)
The pilot of a small plane made an emergency landing between Lifeguard Towers 11 and 13 at Huntington Beach after reportedly experiencing engine trouble Thursday night, Oct. 23(Photo by OnScene TV)
The pilot of a small plane made an emergency landing between Lifeguard Towers 11 and 13 at Huntington Beach after reportedly experiencing engine trouble Thursday night, Oct. 23(Photo by OnScene TV)
A Cessna 177B sits on the sand south of the pier in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. The emergency landing happened Thursday evening at Huntington City Beach between Lifeguard Towers 11 and 13 around 9:30 p.m. after the airplane was unable to return to John Wayne Airport. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Employees from South Coast Aircraft Transport removes one of the wings of a small small plane, Oct. 25, 2025, that had an emergency landing on the beach in Huntington Beach Thursday night, before loading it on a truck. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Kelly Davis of Huntington Beach has her photo taken by a friend with her Corgi dog next to a small plane, Oct. 25, 2025, before heading off to the Corgi Beach Beach festival. The plane had a an emergency landing on the beach in Huntington Beach Thursday night. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
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A Cessna 177B sits on the sand south of the pier in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. The emergency landing happened Thursday evening at Huntington City Beach between Lifeguard Towers 11 and 13 around 9:30 p.m. after the airplane was unable to return to John Wayne Airport. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
