Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Time: 6:52 p.m.
Location: Compton/Woodley Airport
901 W Alondra Blvd
Compton, CA
Compton Station deputies responded to a call of a plane crash at Compton/Woodley Airport on Wednesday March 13, 2019 at approximately 6:52 P.M.
When they arrived, Compton Fire Department personnel had extinguished a fire from two small Cessna type planes that appeared to have been involved in a collision.
There is one confirmed fatality at the scene and another person was transported to a local hospital in unknown condition.
The crash site has been secured by Compton Sheriff’s Station patrol deputies, pending the response of Sheriff’s Department Aero Bureau and the Federal Aviation Administration.
The investigation is ongoing and there is no additional information available at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Aero Bureau at (562) 421-2701. If you wish to remain anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), using your smartphone by downloading the “P3 MOBILE APP” on Google play or the App Store, or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
Authored By:
Edmo, Luna, Deputy
Sheriff's Information Bureau - Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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