On Tuesday, a single-engine plane with an NMC instructor and student crashed into the baseball field at the Civic Center park, injuring (but not too badly, thankfully) the two in the plane.

Plane at Civic Center

The plane didn’t fare so well. It lost a wing after tearing through the backstop. But I guess that is what backstops are for, right – stopping things? People from the FAA are investigating the crash. So in the meantime, you’ll have to find another park – the southern section of the field is closed until the investigation is over