Fatal Midair Collision: Two Small Planes Crash in Southern California

Deadly Collision Over Lancaster Skies

A fatal midair col­li­sion between two sin­gle-engine planes occurred on Sun­day after­noon near Lan­cast­er, Cal­i­for­nia. The inci­dent, involv­ing a Nan­chang CJ‑6 and a Yakovlev Yak-52, result­ed in one pilot’s death while the oth­er escaped uninjured.

Emergency Response and Crash Sites

The Los Ange­les Coun­ty Fire Depart­ment respond­ed prompt­ly to reports of downed air­craft. One plane land­ed near the inter­sec­tion of 47th Street East and Avenue F, while the oth­er came down near 60th Street East and Avenue G in Lancaster.

Aircraft Details and Ownership

Both planes involved in the col­li­sion were mod­els typ­i­cal­ly used for aer­o­bat­ics and hob­by flights:

1. The Yak-52: A Sovi­et-era air­craft from 1930, owned by Fight­’s On! LLC from San Marcos.
2. The Nan­chang CJ‑6: A Chi­nese mil­i­tary air­craft from the 1960s, used for basic training.

Investigation Underway

The Fed­er­al Avi­a­tion Admin­is­tra­tion (FAA) and Nation­al Trans­porta­tion Safe­ty Board (NTSB) have launched an inves­ti­ga­tion to deter­mine the cause of this trag­ic col­li­sion. Details about the pilots’ iden­ti­ties have not been released.

Impact on Local Community

The inci­dent has shocked the Lan­cast­er com­mu­ni­ty and raised con­cerns about air traf­fic safe­ty in the area. Local author­i­ties are work­ing to man­age the crash sites and sup­port the ongo­ing investigation.

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