Federal authorities are expected to begin their investigation Sunday into the circumstances surrounding a fatal plane crash in the Beverly Crest area.
above a home in the 3000 block of Beverly Glen Circle just before 11:30 p.m. Saturday. The pilot, the sole occupant of the plane, was pronounced dead at the scene.
"We did hear it. It was behind us, not in front of us," said one resident."Like a big bomb. It was very, very loud and we could feel some vibrations as well." The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash and the events leading up to it. "Pilot then established contact with Van Nuys Airport who then cleared him for approach," said NTSB accident investigator Elliott Simpson.
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