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Jet blast flips small plane at John Wayne Airport

CBS LA's surveillance-footage report passed a million views, with the flight school's explanation still under investigation.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,477,973 views a day, 437 times a normal first day on this channel (3,380).

Video shows small plane getting flipped by jet blast at John Wayne Airport in Orange County

An instructor and student were taxiing toward a parking area when a commercial jet's blast overturned their small plane, CBS LA reports.

The surveillance footage captures the incident in the distance at Orange County's John Wayne Airport. Parked private jets fill much of the frame; the crucial movement happens toward the upper right, where the anchors direct viewers' attention.

The footage was provided by a flight school, which says ongoing airport construction forced the small aircraft too close to the airliner. That is the school's explanation, not an investigation finding. The report says the investigation continues.

John Wayne Airport serves both commercial airlines and general aviation, putting large passenger jets and smaller aircraft at the same airport. This incident happened while the small plane was moving on the ground, not in flight.

CBS LA's short report reached about 1.7 million views in just over a day, far beyond the channel's usual start for Shorts. Its coverage has since moved beyond the surveillance footage: in a follow-up, reporter Michele Gile speaks with the instructor and student who were aboard the overturned plane.

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