A small plane crashed into a runway at John Wayne Airport Sunday morning, sending a teenage boy and a young woman to the hospital.
The crash occurred around 10:40 a.m., when a single-engine Harmony LSA landed short on the northeast end of the runway and spun out, Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson Rick Breitenfeldt said.
One person was extricated from the plane by firefighters while another managed to escape on their own, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Larry Kurtz said.
The sole occupants of the plane, a 16-year-old boy and a 20-year-old woman, were hospitalized in unknown condition. It was not clear which one of them was flying the aircraft.
The crash did not affect commercial traffic, Kurtz said. No additional details were immediately available.