Small Plane Crashes Into Ocean in Huntington Beach

A small plane crashes in Huntington Beach, Calif., on July 22, 2022. Courtesy of the Huntington Beach Fire Department

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A small plane pulling an advertising banner crashed into the ocean near Huntington Beach July 22 in the midst of a junior lifeguard competition.

Video from a bystander at the beach south of Beach Boulevard captured the plane losing altitude and ultimately crashing into the ocean just off the sand shortly before 1:40 p.m. on July 22.