In California, a single-engine aircraft crashed into two homes in the Simi Valley area, resulting in the death of the pilot. Remarkably, the residents of the homes survived the crash without injuries.
According to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the aircraft involved in the crash was a Van’s Aircraft RV-10, a privately owned, single-engine plane. The aircraft had taken off from General William J. Fox Airport, located north of Los Angeles, and was en route to Camarillo Airport in Ventura County.
People Were Inside Both Homes
The Ventura County Fire Department confirmed in an official statement that people were inside both homes at the time of the crash, but all were safely evacuated without injury. The identity of the deceased pilot has not yet been released to the public.
Witness: “It Was Flying Very Low and Unstable”
A witness who spoke to RMG News reported that the plane was “flying very low and in an unstable manner” before it crashed into the homes shortly afterward.
Air Accidents on the Rise in the U.S.
This tragic incident is the latest in a series of fatal air accidents in the U.S. in recent months. At the end of January, a passenger plane operated by American Airlines collided with a U.S. Army helicopter over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., resulting in 67 deaths. That same week, a medical evacuation aircraft crashed in Philadelphia, killing six passengers and one person on the ground.
