LOS ANGELES, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two people were killed, after a small plane they were in, crashed at Santa Monica Airport in the western U.S. state of California, authorities said.
The Santa Monica Fire Department said, in a news release that, it responded to the crash at 4:25 p.m. local time (2325 GMT), yesterday.
“Firefighters encountered a single engine aircraft that crashed in the infield, and was engulfed in flames,” said the fire department, adding that, the aircraft was inbound to the airport, when it touched down and made an abrupt upward manoeuvre, before crashing in the infield.
Officials confirmed that both people on board died.
The aircraft was a Piper Sport two-seat single engine aircraft, operated by a local flight school, said the fire department.
The two victims – a flight instructor and a student – were killed in an introductory flight, reported City News Service, a regional wire service covering Southern California.
The instructor reportedly worked at the Santa Monica-based flight school, Santa Monica Flyers, said the report.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the accident.– NNN-AGENCIES
