Dashcam video captured the dramatic crash of a Cessna 177 onto Capitol Expressway in San Jose, California, on Saturday.
The footage shows the single-engine aircraft veering into an overpass that crosses above the expressway.
Three people aboard the plane, including a child, were injured in the crash, the San Jose Fire Department (SJFD) said in a post on X.
The injuries were not considered life-threatening, according to the department.
San Jose firefighters inspect the wreckage of a single-engine Cessna plane that crashed onto the city’s Capitol Expressway on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (KNTV via Associated Press)
“SJFD is on scene of a plane crash in the area of Capitol Expressway and Excalibur Dr.,” the department said in its Saturday post on X.
The post described the aircraft as a “small prop plane” and said no vehicles were involved. Two adults and one child were taken for medical treatment with non-life-threatening injuries as a precaution. Authorities urged the public to avoid the area.
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The SJFD also reported a minor fuel spill, which was absorbed.
The wreckage of a single-engine Cessna plane that crashed into San Jose’s Capitol Expressway on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (KNTV via Associated Press)
The SJFD, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the cause of the crash. A potential cause had not been publicly identified, Fox2 KTVU reported.
A San Jose Police Department spokesperson told KTVU that drugs and alcohol were not believed to have contributed to the crash.
An officer from the San Jose Police Department stands near the wreckage of a single-engine Cessna plane that crashed into San Jose’s Capitol Expressway on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (KNTV via Associated Press)
News Outlet contacted the SJFD, SJPD, FAA and NTSB for additional comment.
