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2 killed, 19 Injured After Van’s RV-10 Crashes in California

Kitplane was in the air two minutes before it hit an industrial building near Fullerton Municipal Airport, sparking a fire.

Meg Godlewski
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Fullerton Municipal Airport [Credit: City of Fullerton]
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Key Takeaways:

  • A Van's RV-10 aircraft crashed into an industrial building near Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL) in California on Thursday, shortly after takeoff.
  • The incident resulted in two fatalities, believed to be the pilot and a passenger, and injured 19 people in the building.
  • The pilot had reported a need for an immediate return to the airport after reaching 900 feet but did not make it to a runway.
  • The FAA and NTSB are currently investigating the cause of the accident, which caused a fire and damage to the industrial building.
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Two people were killed and 19 more injured Thursday when a Van’s RV-10 crashed into an industrial building near Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL) in California. 

Audio shared by Los Angeles’ KABC-TV indicated the kitbuilt aircraft took off from KFUL around 2 p.m. PST from Runway 24 with the pilot and his 16-year-old daughter onboard.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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