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04 May 2025, 06:15 GMT+10
Pilot of a small single-engine aircraft has been killed, authorities say
A small aircraft crashed into two homes in Simi Valley, California, on Saturday, killing the pilot, officials said.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the single-engine Van's Aircraft RV-10 had taken off from General William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster, north of Los Angeles, and was en route to Camarillo Airport in Ventura County.
The Ventura County Fire Department said that residents were inside both homes at the time of the crash but evacuated without injuries. The identity of the pilot has not been made public.
A witness told RMG News that he saw the plane "flying very low and erratic" shortly before the crash.
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