Small plane makes hard landing in Porterville field days after deadly crash in Kern County

Saturday, April 29, 2017
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The NTSB in investigating a small plane crash in Tulare County.

The plane went down in an orchard around 10:30 a.m. just north of Porterville. Investigators say the plane was participating in the All Red Star event at the city airport.
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Action News was there Friday when the plane was on display. Investigators say the pilot experienced mechanical trouble and was forced to make an emergency landing.

A passenger inside the plane suffered minor injuries.
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The hard landing comes just two days after a 75-year-old man from Phoenix was killed when his plane crashed while planning to attend the same event.
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