Plane crashes on crowded California beach and injures 12-year-old boy but pilot miraculously escapes unscathed The FAA says the single-engine Piper PA18 lost engine power and hit the beach in Carlsbad shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday The aircraft, which had been towing a banner, flipped over after landing California State Parks Lt. Justin McHenry says the 23-year-old pilot was not injured However, he said a 12-year-old boy who was on the ground sustained a gash to his head.The single-engine Piper PA18 lost engine power and hit the beach in Carlsbad shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said. The aircraft, which had been towing a banner, flipped over after landing. The crash was caught on camera by Twitter user Cory Vaughn. The plane could be seen in the clip moving down toward the beach - with onlookers' screams audible as they run on the sand.
