(Concord, CA) Plane crashes into Mall

(December 23, 1985) - Two days before Christmas, in the very busy Sunvalley Mall, a beechcraft aircraft crashed straight into the Macy's roof.  It exploded killing the two passengers and pilot, and rained burning fuel and plane parts onto the shoppers below.

Panic ensued as people ran for the doors, and others tried to help the injured. Every ambulance was called to the scene. The accident ended up injuring 83 people, and fatally wounding four others, besides those in the plane.

It caused an uproar in the community, given the close proximity of the airport (Buchanan Field) to the mall. But both still exist today in Concord.

Source:
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/SunValley_Mall_Crash.htm