Latest: 1 killed in small plane crash on California mountain
UPLAND, Calif. – The Latest on the crash of a small plane in Southern California (all times local):
9:30 a.m.
Authorities say the pilot was killed in the crash of a small plane on a mountain slope in the San Bernardino National Forest east of Los Angeles.
San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Jodi Miller said Tuesday that the unidentified man was the only person aboard the Piper PA-28 Cherokee.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the single-engine plane was flying from Upland to Riverside when it was reported missing around 5 a.m. The wreckage was located less than an hour later on the lower flanks of Mount Baldy just north of the city of Upland.
Television news showed the small plane crumpled and broken apart.
Investigators from the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are at the scene.
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7:15 a.m.
Authorities are on the scene of a small plane crash on a mountain slope in the San Bernardino National Forest east of Los Angeles.
San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Jodi Miller said Tuesday that deputies responded to reports of a plane down on the lower flanks of Mount Baldy just north of the city of Upland. She had no information on occupants or the cause of the crash.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the Piper PA-28 was flying from Upland to Riverside when it was reported missing around 5 a.m.
Television news footage shows the small plane crumpled and broken apart.
A sheriff’s helicopter landed on a flat above the crash and deputies were able to climb down to the site.
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