One person was killed when an “experimental build” single-engine plane crashed just a block from a Southern California airport.
The fatal incident happened around 12:40 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Auburndale and West Rincon roads in the city of Corona, located about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
The plane, described by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as a Van’s Aircraft RV-8 sold in kit form, crashed into a tree, killing the pilot who was the only person on board.
The victim had not been identified as of early Monday.
The plane crash sparked a small vegetation fire, which Corona firefighters extinguished a short time later, according to local officials.
A pilot-built single-propeller plane crashed next to the Corona Municipal Airport. Google Maps
The crash was reported minutes after the plane took off from nearby Corona Municipal Airport, according to preliminary information from the Federal Aviation Administration, station KTLA reported.
It is not known what caused the plane to fall from the sky.
An investigation into the crash by the NTSB is ongoing.
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