One dead after mid-air plane crash just outside LA
One pilot has died and another was unharmed after two vintage planes collided in mid-air just outside Los Angeles.
The deadly crash occurred early Sunday afternoon near Lancaster, California, when a Yakovlev Yak 52 aircraft and a Nanchang CJ-6A plane collided. KNBC reported.
It is unclear which plane the deceased pilot was on, but authorities say both planes were flying without passengers.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched an investigation into the incident. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Authorities did not provide details about the condition of the surviving pilot.
One pilot is dead and another escaped unharmed after two vintage planes collided in midair near Lancaster, California, Sunday afternoon. One of the crashed planes is pictured
The fatal crash occurred around 1:20 p.m. when a Yakovlev Yak 52 aircraft and a Nanchang CJ-6A aircraft collided. Authorities say one of the planes made an emergency landing
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched an investigation into the incident. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
The two vintage planes collided while in the air around 1:20 p.m. on Sunday, investigators told the news agency.
Authorities said one of the planes made an emergency landing near the intersection of E. Avenue G and 60 Street East.
The other plane landed about 15 minutes away, near the intersection of W. Avenue F and 55th Street West.
An NTSB investigator is traveling to the crash site and is expected to be there Monday. The official will then document the scene and inspect the aircraft.
The aircraft are then recovered and transported to a “secure facility” for “further evaluation.”
DailyMail.com has reached out to the NTSB, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office and the Los Angeles County Fire Department for comment.