At least three people were killed as the result of a small, single-engine plane crash in Agua Dulce near Santa Clarita, California. The Los Angeles Times reports that at least two people onboard the plane were killed but that it is unclear whether the third accident victim was in the plane or on the ground at the time of the crash. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the accident.
The L.A. County Fire Department noted that the aircraft went down in the high desert foothills around noon on Thursday, October 21. The small plane accident occurred in a corral, killing three horses, injuring another horse, and caused a small fire that damaged a barn.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane involved in the crash seats four people and had departed from Van Nuys and was scheduled to arrive in Arizona. The Cirrus SR22 aircraft was reportedly registered to a Calabasas company.
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