PLANE LOSES POWER, CRASHES INTO HOMES.Byline: Daily News A flight instructor A flight instructor is a person who teaches others to fly aircraft. Specific privileges granted to holders of a flight instructor certificate vary from country to country, but very generally, a flight instructor serves to enhance or evaluate the knowledge and skill level of an and two students were injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. after their twin engine plane took off from Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. and struck three homes in Upland, authorities said today. The Piper Seneca was flying from Van Nuys Airport to Cable Airport when it ran into trouble. "As they were on their approach to the airport, the pilot reported engine problems," said Ian Gregor, Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control spokesman. "The plane came up short of the runway and hit two houses and landed on the roof of a third house." Eli Tousson, the flight instructor on board, and the two unidentified occupants, reportedly suffered minor to moderate injuries. No one on the ground was injured. Tousson works for Arrow Club, a sub-tenant of Century Arrow Club, which operates an aircraft maintenance, instruction and storage business out of Van Nuys Airport, said Diana Sanchez, a Van Nuys Airport spokeswoman. The airplane was manufactured in 1972 and is registered to the Roxy Corp., Sanchez said. The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating the cause of the crash. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Upland Police Department Sgt. John Poole John Silas Poole (born June 25, 1872 in Kemptville, Ontario; died December 29, 1963) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1936 to 1949. and the city's building inspector The following articles relate to the topic of building inspector:
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