The Latest: Pilot killed in California airport crash
Posted April 19, 2019 12:22 am.
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FULLERTON, Calif. — The Latest on a plane crash at a Southern California airport (all times local):
9:30 p.m.
Fire officials say a pilot has died in the fiery crash of a twin-engine plane at a Southern California airport.
It happened shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday at Fullerton Municipal Airport, southeast of Los Angeles.
Ian Gregor of the Federal Aviation Administration says the Beechcraft Duke crashed while departing from a runway. The pilot was believed to have been the only person on board the six-seat craft.
Gregor says the aircraft rolled to the left and caught fire.
Video showed the aircraft burning in a fireball. The wings and tail were incinerated, although part of the fuselage survived.
The crash is under investigation.
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8:35 p.m.
Authorities say a twin-engine plane has crashed and burned at a Southern California airport but there’s no word yet on whether anyone was injured.
Ian Gregor of the Federal Aviation Administration says a Beechcraft Duke crashed Thursday night while departing Fullerton Municipal Airport.
Video showed a large fireball at the scene of the crash, which occurred at around 8 p.m. on a runway.
Firefighters quickly doused the flames, which destroyed most of the plane but left part of the cabin intact.
The plane can carry five passengers and a pilot but there was no immediate word on how many people were aboard.
Fullerton is about 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
The Associated Press
