One person was killed Sunday night when an aircraft went down in the Capital Hills area of Tehachapi, the Kern County Fire Department confirmed.
At about 6 p.m., the fire department was informed of reports of an aircraft down north of Mill Street and Highway 58, Engineer Anthony Romero said.
Helicopter 407 out of Keene was called to the scene, and found the aircraft. Romero described it as a "small plane."
"A single-engine Cessna 152 crashed under unknown circumstances near Challenger Drive and Vienna Street Sunday evening," Federal Aviation Administration public affairs manager Ian Gregor wrote in an email to TBC Media.
The pilot was the only person on board, Gregor wrote.
About 20 Kern County firefighters were at the scene, and at one point Kern County Sheriff's Search and Rescue was called upon.
It was not yet known where the Cessna originated, where it was headed and what led to the aircraft going down.
The coroner's office was called to the scene.
Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, Gregor reported.
Shouling & Philip Enterprise filed as a Articles of Incorporation in the State of California on Monday, November 30, 1992 and is approximately twenty-five years old, according to public records filed with California Secretary of State.
N24987 Aircraft Registration
Aircraft Summary
Summary
1977 CESSNA 152
Fixed wing single engine
(2 seats / 1 engine)
Owner
SHOULING & PHILIP ENTERPRISE
LANCASTER , CA, US
(Corporation)
Airworthiness Class
Standard/Utility
Serial Number
15280496
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (4 Cycle)
Horsepower: 115
Weight
Less than 12,500lbs
Speed
Not defined
Mode S Code
050452376 / A254FE
06-Jan-2012 SHOULING & PHILIP ENTERPRISE LANCASTER CA
18-Nov-2011 PAUL PHILIP I LANCASTER CA
14-Oct-2011 REGISTRATION PENDING LANCASTER CA
02-Jun-2006 BARNES SHOULING M LANCASTER CA
Date: 19-NOV-2017
Time: 17:50+
Type:
Cessna 152
Owner/operator: Shouling & Philip Enterprise
Registration: N24987
C/n / msn: 15280496
Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Unknown
Location: NW of Tehachapi Municipal Airport (KTSP), Tehachapi, CA -
United States of America Phase: Take off
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport: Tehachapi Muni (KTSP)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff, aircraft impacted the terrain northwest of Tehachapi Municipal Airport (KTSP), Tehachapi, California. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard was fatally injured.
Sources:
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/one-killed-in-plane-crash-in-tehachapi
http://www.kerngoldenempire.com/news/local-news/plane-crash-in-tehachapi/860357071
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/authorities-searching-for-possible-plane-crash-in-tehachapi
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/breaking/one-person-confirmed-dead-in-aircraft-crash-in-tehachapi/article_2c223574-cdab-11e7-819d-03e56e4e3dc4.html
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Challenger+Dr+%26+Vienna+St,+Tehachapi,+CA+93561/@35.1402236,-118.4424351,19z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c1f7b4568aef6d:0x297fb45f6c406003?hl=en-us
FAA
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N24987
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