All 10 people aboard a small jet escaped injury Wednesday after the aircraft aborted its takeoff at a small Northern California airport, went off the runway and burst into flames, officials said. The pilot of the twin-engine Cessna Citation jet aborted its takeoff at Oroville Municipal Airport for unknown
1 / 2California Jet FireIn this photo provided by the California Highway Patrol is the scene where a jet burst into flames after aborting a takeoff Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in Oroville, Calif. Officials say a small jet burst into flames while trying to take off from a small Northern California airport, but all 10 people on board escaped injury.
The plane was carrying two pilots and eight passengers, and"all were accounted for, no injuries," said Joe Deal, Oroville's fire and police chief. "They were out of the plane quickly," said Rick Carhart, a spokesman the CalFire/Butte County Fire Department that assisted at the scene. By the time the first fire engine arrived,"the people had already gotten off and vacated the area very quickly."The plane was flying from Oroville to Portland International Airport in Oregon, Gregor said.
Deal said it was a personally chartered jet, and its corporate passengers had stayed overnight in Oroville.
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