Aircraft emergency lands near Salton City

UPDATE (12:39 P.M.)

The Federal Aviation Administration initially reported a crash near Salton City Wednesday morning but we learned through officials that the plane had a soft landing.

According to Salton City Fire Station, the plane’s single-engine died down and the single passenger glided to a soft impact. The passenger only sustained a small laceration to his right hand when impacting.

Authorities said they don’t have crashes like these on a regular basis but every now and then they get gliders that hit a draft of wind that causes them to crash land.

ORIGINAL STORY

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a PULSAR III airplane crashed due to an engine failure near Salton City, Calif. at 8:50 a.m.

The crash was a non-fatal accident with one person on board with minor injuries. There is unknown damage to the aircraft, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the crash.

We will keep you updated with any new information as it becomes available.