Fullerton Municipal Airport [Credit: City of Fullerton]
Key Takeaways:
A Van’s RV-10 aircraft crashed into an industrial building near Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL) in California, resulting in two fatalities and 19 injuries.
The kitbuilt plane, carrying the pilot and his 16-year-old daughter, took off and reached 900 feet before the pilot called for an immediate return, crashing two minutes after takeoff.
The crash into a furniture manufacturing company building caused a large fire and significant damage, with authorities confirming the two fatalities were likely the occupants of the aircraft.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are currently investigating the accident.
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.
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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.
