Bombardier Test Aircraft Crashes in California

A passenger aircraft undertaking an engine test has crashed into a hangar at an airport in California.
Neighboring buildings and structures were evacuated after the smash sparked worries of a fuel leakage.
Despite there being three mechanics on board serving the jet at the time of the incident, according to local television station KTLA, officials said no-one had been injured.
The 50 passenger-capacity, Bombardier Aero Space Challenger 601plane, suddenly began rolling when it was situated on a ramp, striking Chino Airport's Encore Jet Centre, 65 km east of Los Angeles.
Television footage illustrated the plane's nose ploughing into the side of the hangar, on Thursday evening.
Crash Causes Concerns of Fuel Leakage
It reportedly glided straight over the rubber stops designed to prevent the aircraft from moving around 5:30PM, said retired commercial airline plot, Robin Dill, who heard the smash, which sounded like a loud blast, and spoke to witnesses.

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The jet continued about 100 yards into the hangar.
Despite the incident, Dill regarded it as a good day because nobody had been hurt.
The jet scarcely missed people who were working in an office.
"They were shivering. I was talking to one young man. He said, ‘I just realized, I could be dead right now," said Dill.
In a statement, spokesman Ian Gregor for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that there were three mechanics present on the plane, but none had been injured.
The aircraft was not anticipated for flight, they added.
According to authorities, firefighters from the Chino Valley Independent Fire District, the Chino Police Department and at least four ambulances attended the scene, and deemed the zone to be safe.
But as for the three maintenance employees who had been onboard the aircraft, they refused medical treatment and felt well enough to go on home.
The report of a fuel leakage has been ascertained to be inaccurate. Michelle Van Der Linden, Chino Police spokesman, said she was unsure why the plane collided with the hangar. The National Transportation Safety Board will establish the actual cause of the incident in due course.
Private firm Grady International Inc owns the aircraft, according to FAA records online.
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