MEC&F Expert Engineers : KCSO REPORTS SMALL PLANE CRASH NEAR LEBEC, CALIFORNIA. PILOT DEAD.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

KCSO REPORTS SMALL PLANE CRASH NEAR LEBEC, CALIFORNIA. PILOT DEAD.









APRIL 15, 2015

LEBEC, CALIFORNIA

The FAA says the plane that crashed was a Pitts Biplane. The Mountain Enterprise newspaper reports the crash site is about 5 miles east of I-5. A ranch maintenance worker discovered the wreckage on Wednesday and reported it to his supervisor, who then reported it to authorities.

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The Kern county Sheriff's Office is reporting a small plane crash near Lebec.

The wreckage is in an area east of El Tejon School on Tejon Ranch, according to KCSO.

Kern County Fire is also responding to the scene. They say there was a report of a small plane that had been missing for several days. 

KCSO says the wreckage is spread over a wide area and it appears the pilot is dead.