7 people were killed in multiple plane crashes across the US.
At least seven people died and several others were injured in multiple plane crashes in the United States over the weekend, with the most recent being reported from Southern California on Sunday, which resulted in the deaths of three people, including a pilot, at Cable Airport in Upland.
According to the FAA, the single-engine Beechcraft P35 crashed around 6:30 a.m.
“Three aircraft occupants were discovered dead.” Units have agreed to undergo an overhaul. “Investigators are on their way,” said the San Bernardino County Fire Department in a tweet.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have launched an investigation into the crash, which occurred just 36 miles east of Los Angeles.
Firefighters were called to the scene after a light aircraft crashed into a hangar at Cable Airport, causing a fire.
“The impacted hangar is used to support the Ontario Police Department’s Aviation Unit,” according to officials.
According to CBS News, another incident occurred in New Hampshire on Sunday when a piper plane crashed on the beach and the pilot was rescued safely.
Another plane crash occurred near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on Saturday, killing two people and injuring two others when a helicopter and a gyrocopter collided in mid-air.
As 7 people were killed in multiple plane crashes across the US, according to a spokesperson for the Experimental Aircraft Association, the mid-air collision occurred shortly before 12:30 pm near Wittman Regional Airport.
“The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department told the EAA that two people were killed and two injured in that collision,” the spokesperson said.
“The NTSB informed the EAA that the aircraft belonged to individuals attending the EAA’s annual fly-in convention in Oshkosh, but who were not involved in the air show,” the spokesperson added.
The planes were identified by the authorities as a Rotorway 162F helicopter and an ELA Eclipse 10 gyrocopter.
“Separately, at about 9 am Saturday, a small North American T-6 plane with two onboard crashed into Lake Winnebago near Oshkosh after departing Wittman Regional Airport,” the FAA said.
“Both people aboard died,” according to the sheriff’s office.
Authorities have also launched investigations into the incidents and it is yet to be ascertained what caused the planes to crash.
