SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — A small, home-built airplane crashed right into a Simi Valley neighborhood on Saturday afternoon, killing the pilot and igniting a fireplace that broken two properties, officers confirmed.
The crash occurred round 2:10 p.m. close to Excessive Meadow Avenue and Wooden Ranch Parkway, in keeping with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The plane, recognized as a Vans RV-10, went down shortly after departing from William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster. It was en path to Camarillo Airport.
The unidentified pilot, who was the only occupant of the airplane, died on the scene, Ventura County Fireplace Division spokesperson Andrew Dowd instructed reporters at a press convention.
About 40 firefighters responded to the scene and have been capable of shortly include and extinguish the blaze. Regardless of the severity of the crash, nobody contained in the affected properties was injured.
Shelby Joice, a resident who lives throughout the road from the crash web site, described the terrifying second to ABC Information.
“Swiftly, we heard an enormous crash and our whole home began shaking,” Joice mentioned. “We truly thought one thing crashed into our home.” She added that they noticed a “huge, huge fireball” and thick black smoke rise from the scene.
The FAA mentioned it should work alongside the Nationwide Transportation Security Board (NTSB), which can lead the investigation into the reason for the crash.
Simi Valley is situated roughly 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
Extra particulars can be launched because the investigation progresses.
