STUDIO CITY (CBSLA) — On person is dead and another injured after a small plane crashed near an air strip in La Verne Sunday evening.
The crash involving a single-engine Cessna 177RG was reported at around 6 p.m. The pilot was “practicing approaches” into Bracket Field Airport before the aircraft crashed into a nearby plant nursery, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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A visual of the plane crash at Bracket Airport in Pomona/ La Verne...two people on board, one killed, the other rushed to a hospital in unknown condition. Pilot was reportedly practicing approaches @CBSLA @KNX1070 @LACoScan
The survivor’s condition was not known Sunday night.
The crash is being investigated by La Verne police, the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.
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