More details have emerged regarding an emergency landing Sunday of a light airplane on the 241 toll road north of Oso Parkway.
The plane's pilot was Fred Kyle of Trabuco Canyon, California Highway Patrol spokesman Aaron Rothberg said. Kyle is a pilot-instructor who was traveling with Javier Castro of Cypress.
Kyle was forced to make the emergency landing around 3:15 p.m. following "catastrophic engine failure," Rothberg said.
Traffic was diverted briefly following the 3:15 p.m. landing. No one was injured.
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