LLANO, Calif. (KABC) --
One person has died after a small plane crashed north of Llano in Los Angeles County Thursday, officials said.The fixed-wing, single-engine plane was reported down at about 12:10 p.m. at Pearblossom Highway and 165th East.
The pilot, whose name has not been released, was declared dead at the scene.
The cause of the accident has not been determined. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
The PA-25 Pawnee was an agricultural aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft between 1959 and 1981. It remains a widely used aircraft in agricultural spraying and is also used as a tow plane, or tug, for launching gliders or for towing banners. In 1988 the design rights and support responsibility were sold to Latino Americana de Aviación of Argentina.
| Date: | 27-AUG-2015 |
| Time: | -12:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-260 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | Southern California Soaring Academy Inc |
| Registration: | N4469Y |
| C/n / msn: | 25-4872 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Crystal Airport (46CN), Llano, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | Crystal (46CN) |
| Crystal (46CN) |
The aircraft impacted open field terrain next to Crystal Airport (46CN), Llano, California. The glider-tow airplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=179059
http://abc7.com/news/small-plane-crashes-in-llano;-1-dead/959393/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/08/27/pilot-killed-in-small-plane-crash-near-santa-clarita-area/
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4369Y