Plane crash near Lone Pine

On Sunday, July 28 at approximately 12:45 p.m., pilot Sohail Simjee, departed from Mammoth Lakes Airport in a Bonanza single engine airplane heading southbound to Orange County. Due to weather concerns, Simjee landed at the Lone Pine airport. Shortly after 3 p.m., Simjee attempted to fly out and resume his trip south. While ascending to about 500 feet, the engine failed and Simjee had to make an emergency landing in a field just south of Hwy 136. The plane was carrying four passengers; all four were transported to Southern Inyo Hospital for minor injuries. –Inyo County Sheriff’s Department