SANTA PAULA, California—Officials say two people have been killed after a homebuilt airplane crashed into a shed outside the Southern California city of Santa Paula.
Ventura County fire Capt. Stan Ziegler says the two-seat aircraft went down Saturday afternoon. It was a clear and sunny day.
He says the two people were pronounced dead when firefighters got to the scene less than a mile from Santa Paula Airport.
#MainIncident update: 2 seat plane crash 17899 So. Mtn Rd outside Santa Paula, 2 occupants DOA. FAA and NTSB enroute, Coroner on scene pic.twitter.com/MoBpuHQYwV
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Santa Paula is roughly 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the plane was a homebuilt Vans RV-6A that caught fire after it went down.
Gregor says the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
#MainIncident: 2nd photo view of crash, small fire put out by Santa Paula FD, no people on ground injured pic.twitter.com/A4XXEi7Ohd
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