In the photo: the plane crashed into the roof of the airport hangar

A single-engine Cessna 172 crashed into a hangar at Long Beach Airport on Monday afternoon. Photo: KABC-7

The plane crashed through the roof of a hangar at Long Beach Airport on Monday afternoon.

The pilot, a man in his 40s, suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized after the small plane crashed into a building .

< p>There was no one on board the plane at that time. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a single-engine Cessna 172 crashed on the roof of a hangar at approximately 2:30 p.m.

The pilot was reportedly «practicing landing and takeoff» when the incident occurred, according to CBS.

The cause of the incident is still under investigation. Photo: The Orange County Register Photo: The Orange County Register.

The Long Beach Fire Department said about 45 gallons of fuel leaked from the plane into the hangar, but there was no active fire.

The hangar was cleared by officials. by 16:00, and, according to local media, the commercial activities of the airport were not affected.