Small plane crashes near Lake Mathews, pilot injured

The pilot of a single-engine plane was injured and a horse corral was damaged today when the aircraft went down about four miles west of Perris.

The crash happened about 1 p.m. in the 24000 block of Rose Quartz Drive, a rural area between Perris and Lake Mathews, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

A man at the controls of an experimental plane apparently was forced to land near a residence, where he plowed through a corral and fence, a fire department official said.

No one on the ground was hurt, but the pilot suffered unspecified minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment.

The aircraft sustained significant damage, according to the fire department.

The cause of the crash was under investigation.

 

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