1 dead after planes collide mid-air in Los Angeles County

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1 ***** after planes collide mid-air in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County ***** Department is investigating after two small planes collided mid-air in Lancaster on Sunday afternoon.

A call regarding two downed planes came in at 12:53 p.m., an L.A. County ***** Department spokesperson told KTLA.

County ***** officials later

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that the planes did collide mid-air. One pilot was ******* while the other reported no injuries.

One of the planes ****** landed on Avenue G near 60th Street East, ***** officials said, and CHP confirmed to KTLA that the other aircraft crashed near 47th Street East and Avenue F, which is approximately two miles to the southeast.

In an update issued about two hours after the collision, the FAA stated that the two planes involved were two single-engine aircraft: a Nanchang CJ-6 and a Yakovlev Yak-52.

The pilots were the only ones in their respective planes, the FAA added.

Witnesses told KTLA that the pilot of one of the planes was walking around outside, appearing distressed, after his plane crashed.

“He said he was alright, but he said it was terrible,” one witness said.

That pilot is cooperating with investigators, authorities said.

The ******, which happened in a relatively remote area, could have caused more damage had it occurred directly over homes.

“If it was over the city of L.A. or something, there would have been a lot of people,” another witness said. “It was a blessing actually in disguise that it happened over here.”

CHP, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles County ***** Department are at the scene handling the investigation. In addition, the NTSB will also conduct their own probe into the cause of the ******.

The name of the deceased pilot was not yet released as of Sunday evening.

This is a developing story. Stay with KTLA for updates.

Luis Zuñiga contributed to this report.

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