Miraculous Plane Crash Survivors After Dramatic Overpass Impact in San Jose

A small propeller plane slammed into an overpass and settled vertically right before heavy traffic on Saturday afternoon in San Jose, California. The dramatic crash left two adults and one child inside the aircraft, but all three survived with non-life-threatening injuries after being rushed to a hospital. Emergency crews from the San Jose Fire Department received their call just before 3:10pm and identified the twisted wreckage as a 1960 Cessna 177A Cardinal. Dashcam video that has since surfaced shows the plane flying dangerously low over the roadway while seemingly trying an emergency landing until its left wing clipped a lamppost. That impact forced the aircraft to tilt sideways, rotate a full 180 degrees in midair, and then nose-first into the road below. It spun another 180 degrees while staying perpendicular to the ground before finally coming to a complete stop. Miraculously, no cars were hit despite the dense traffic nearby, according to officials who also noted zero fatalities and no injuries beyond those of the occupants. The Federal Aviation Administration told the Daily Mail that the pilot had reported engine trouble shortly before the collision, though the exact cause remains unclear as they now investigate the incident further. Footage from after the crash showed vehicles being directed away from the scene while firefighters worked to clear a minor fuel leak that was later absorbed by the earth. Stunning photos reveal the Cessna bent nearly in half with mangled metal almost blocking the door entirely. Records obtained by ABC 30 show the plane belonged to Flying Twenty Inc, a nonprofit flight club serving San Jose State University students and faculty based out of Reid Hillview Airport. This incident occurred just one day after a different plane crashed at the same airport due to faulty landing gear. The Daily Mail has reached out to Flying Twenty for more information on what happened that dark Saturday afternoon.