NEW : Fire is put out 5:25 p.m. A tanker plane crashed during takeoff at Point Mugu naval air base in Southern California Wednesday evening , but the three people aboard escaped with minor injuries , a U.S. Navy spokesman said . PT after the crash . The about three and a half people aboard escaped with minor injuries , KABC reports . The The Ventura County Fire Department Point Mugu naval air base went down near the beach , spewing large plumes of black smoke . The plane is operated by Vance Vasques .
NEW : Fire is put out 5:25 p.m. PT after the crash . The about three and a half people aboard escaped with minor injuries , KABC reports . The The Ventura County Fire Department Point Mugu naval air base went down near the beach , spewing large plumes of black smoke . The plane is operated by Vance Vasques .