Watch: Aircraft flips upside down at California airport after possible jet blast from Boeing 737, with two onboard

A small aircraft that flipped upside down on the tarmac at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, on Saturday, November 7, may be due to a possible jet blast from a nearby United Airlines Boeing 737, KTLA reported, citing new information from the aviation authority.

The dramatic video footage shows the Cessna 172, reportedly operated by a student pilot and an instructor from Orange County Flight School, taxiing across the airport ramp before suddenly being overturned. In the footage, which was shared by Multiple outlets, including FOX News, the aircraft appears to halt briefly and then tipped over and crash onto its roof.



The Cessna was moving behind United Airlines Flight 2611 when it overturned, the outlet reported, citing the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The incident took place at around 2:38 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, at the ACI Jet ramp, KTLA reported, citing an airport spokesperson.

According to the Los Angeles Times, initial ground-control radio communications also suggested that the Cessna may have been struck by jet blast from a United Airlines Boeing 737.

However, the cause of the incident has not been established as of now. “The FAA will investigate,” an agency spokesperson told KTLA.

Two people were inside when the small plane was flipped upside down, but neither was injured. Meanwhile, Orange County Flight School reportedly blamed ongoing construction at the airport for the incident, according to CBS Los Angeles.

“Currently there is a major reconstruction and realignment project ongoing at the airport, and general aviation aircraft are being adversely impacted by this project, and flight safety may be jeopardized,” the Orange County Flight Center, which owns the plane, told the outlet.