The plane was on chocks for an engine run-up test when the Bombadier Challenger came off the chocks, traveled about 100 yards and into Encore Jet Center in the 8300 block of Kimball Avenue at the airport, said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. No one was injured.
The mechanics were checking the engine, and the plane's tires were on chocks. FAA officials weren't sure why the jet came off the chocks and went into the hangar.
Operated by Grady International Inc., this Bombardier Challenger CL-601-2B16 (c/n 5088) N613SB wound up in the hanger the ard way.
(Photo by Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
The incident took place after hours, said Chino valley Fire District authorities, so there weren't many employees inside the hangar at the time of the crash. Those who were inside were able to get out of the business quickly. No one inside was injured.
A witness said the sound of the plane hitting the hangar was like a bomb going off. The crash was reported shortly after 6 p.m. First responders shut off electricity because of concerns about a fuel leak, however fire officials later said there was no fuel leak. Four adjacent hangars and businesses within those hangars were evacuated.
Dozens of passers-by stopped to gawk at the emergency vehicles and news vans lined up on a road near the airport. Fire departments from Ontario and San Bernardino County assisted Chino Valley firefighters, and at least four ambulances went to the scene. By 8 p.m., most of the paramedics and fire trucks had left.
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