Local Pilot Survives Crash After Clipping Power Line
YUBA COUNTY (CBS13) — A local pilot is recovering at the UC Davis Medical Center after a fiery plane crash.
It happened Sunday morning along the Yuba River, just East of Marysville.
The pilot, 66-year old Timothy Bennett, was on a scenic flight path when he flew into a power line. Two California Highway Patrol flight officers responded to the scene and rescued Bennett.
The officers say he is incredibly fortunate to be alive. “He had a severely broken deviated left ankle,
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