Light aircraft crashes and shatters on Tenerife beach...but all occupants escape with minor cuts and bruises
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 @ 6:57 PM
A COUPLE and their teenage daughter miraculously survived a plane crash onto Las Teresitas beach in Tenerife yesterday (Tuesday), suffering only minor injuries.
They had taken off from Tenerife North airport just before 13.00 and were heading for Morocco when their light aircraft began to suffer technical problems, according to the control tower in Los Rodeos.
Minutes after take-off, the man flying the craft realised he had no choice but to make an emergency landing.
The plane touched down in the sea and then fell with considerable impact onto the beach in Santa Cruz, breaking up upon landing.
When emergency services got to the scene, the aeroplane was shattered.
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