Two people aboard a small plane died when the plane crashed against two houses in a neighborhood in the Ape Valley on Saturday afternoon in Ventura County, north of Los Angeles. There were no injuries to people on the ground.
Aymi Valley police said that the pilot, a passenger and a dog were on the plane when it crashed at approximately 2.10 pm in Pacific on Block 200 on High Meadow Street, near Wood Ranch Parkway
Tuesday, Were identified As Paul Berkovitz, 69, his 36 -year -old son, Matthew and Paul’s dog, called Brody.
The Federal Aviation Administration said that the aircraft was a RV-10 vain, which had been removed from William J. Fox Airport in Lancaster and went to Camarillo Airport.
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“The structures are two -storey single -family houses that were affected by the fire and the sustained structural damage,” said Ventura County Fire Brigade. on x. “The fire has been demolished and firefighters are working on review and rescue operations.”
None of the victims have yet been identified.
“The residents were inside the two houses at the time of the incident and were evacuated without injuries reported,” the Firefighters said.
Police closed the area between Wood Ranch Parkway and High Meadow Street as the investigation continued. The FAA and the National Transport Safety Board are investigating.
One of the houses was marked in red by the inspectors of the building, while the other was marked with yellow. Neither of the relatives stayed at home during the night due to extensive damage, which could be repaired on Sunday.
“After the accident is documented, it will be transferred to a safe facility for a subsequent evaluation,” a statement from the NTSB said. They say they will investigate three factors in the accident: the pilot, the aircraft and the operating environment.
Its preliminary report is expected within 30 days, but the full report could take up to two years to complete.
“They will be looking at things like time at that time, they will look at the pilot’s experience, how many hours the pilot had, when he made the last pilot,” said Max Trescott, an aviation expert. “They will also examine the accident to see if there is any clue on some failure that can be determined.”
The remains of the plane were transported on Sunday morning when the federal investigation began.
Neighbors said that the aircraft had traveled the area several times before crashing, falling and leaving the cloud roof that was on the area.
“This might suggest leaning on the loss of control,” said Trescott.
The video of the scene published in the citizen application shows a large presence of police and fire staff near several houses, while neighbors look at.
Another video was shown how a large plume of black smoke was raised behind several houses, while neighbors rushed out of the incident.
The FAA had initially reported in a statement that the pilot was the lonely occupant of the plane. However, police later said that the plane was wearing two people and a dog.
At the beginning of January, an RV-10 van crashed against a warehouse In the county of Orange, killing two people on board and hurt more than a dozen others inside the building. A The NTSB research was found That the pilot’s door was ajar during the flight.