A new report from federal officials reveals what happened leading up to a plane crash on a Southern California island earlier this week. The crash killed all five people aboard. The pilot took off in the dark despite not having clearance to do so. The preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration was released Wednesday.
A new report from federal officials has revealed what happened leading up to a plane crash on a Southern California island that killed all five people aboard took off in the dark despite not having clearance to do so.as it was attempting to take off shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday from Santa Catalina Island’s airport near the city of Avalon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration .
“The airport manager advised him that, while he could not stop him, his departure would be unapproved and at his own risk,” the report said. The plane crashed with its landing gear extended into a ridgeline about 1 mile southwest from the end of the runway, the report said. The main wreckage ended in a ravine about 450 feet west of the initial impact point.
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