A small plane crashed and caught fire Tuesday while trying to land at a Southern California mountain resort airport, seriously injuring both people aboard, authorities said.
The single-engine Piper PA-28 went down shortly before 1:30 p.m. a few feet from Big Bear Airport east of Los Angeles, authorities said.
Bystanders pulled two people from the plane and they were flown to trauma centers, authorities said.
The crash caused a fire that slightly damaged a house and a fence.
There was no immediate word on what caused the crash.