One person was killed after a small plane crashed on the side of the 210 freeway in Sylmar.
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the westbound side of the 210 freeway near Hubbard St. around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The pilot was found dead on scene, no additional people were inside the aircraft. The plane is a twin-engine Cessna 337 Skymaster. The fire department contained a small fuel leak when they arrived; there was no immediate fire issue. The crash occurred in the vicinity of Whiteman Airport in Pacoima. The crash is the third in recent months to occur in the vicinity of Whiteman Airport, prompting questions about its continued operation. In November, a plane crashed in a neighborhood near the runway, killing a Civil Air Patrol pilot. In January, a plane landed on train tracks near the airport and was struck by a Metrolink train.
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