The aircraft went down about a mile west of the Catalina Airport in Avalon.
A twin-engine plane crashed shortly after taking off from Catalina Airport in Avalon Tuesday night, Oct. 8, killing all five people on board, authorities said.
Deputies arrived at an area of rough, steep terrain along with Los Angeles County firefighters and found the wreckage, officials said.Avalon Search and Rescue and Avalon City Fire Department members also assisted in the search, sheriff’s officials said. The plane was registered to a resident of West Hills in the San Fernando Valley, according to FAA records. He owned and operated a flight school at the Santa Monica Airport at one point.
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