Pilot injured when small plane crashes in Redlands

A pilot was injured Monday when the small plane he was flying crashed and burned near the Redlands Municipal Airport.

Redlands city spokesman Carl Baker said a small biplane -- a plane with two pairs of wings at different levels -- crashed on Sessums Drive, a frontage road at the airport, about 8:50 a.m.

The 35-year-old pilot, the sole occupant of the plane, was pulled out by a bystander and taken to a local hospital after reporting pain and cuts on his forehead, Baker said. The pilot, who has not been identified, was conscious and talking.

The plane caught fire and was destroyed.

Baker said the aircraft also clipped a parked car. It was unclear whether the plane was taking off or attempting to land or why it crashed, he said.

-- Abby Sewell