Pilot killed in midair collision with other small plane near Los Angeles
Collision being investigated by National Transportation Safety Board
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A pilot was killed, and another person was injured Sunday afternoon in a midair collision near Los Angeles, California, police said.
Officials confirmed that a Yakovlev Yak 52 collided with a Nanchang CJ-6A near Lancaster, about an hour and a half north of Los Angeles, around noon.
Two small planes collided in midair near Los Angeles over the weekend. (SkyFox)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) confirmed to Fox News Digital that the collision resulted in one fatality. The LASD did not confirm if there were other occupants on board.
Lancaster is about an hour and a half drive north of Los Angeles. (SkyFox)
One of the aircraft landed in the area of 47th Street East and Avenue F; the other landed in the area of 60th Street East and Avenue G, FOX 11 reported, citing Sheila Kelliher of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The sun sets behind Joshua Trees in Lancaster, California. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were expected to arrive on the scene Monday to gather information. Lancaster deputies were on scene to assist with traffic and street closures.