China News Agency, Los Angeles, September 9. A small plane crashed on the runway of Santa Monica Airport in Los Angeles County, southern California, the United States on the afternoon of September 8, local time. All two people on board were killed on the spot.
Danny Alvarez, chief of the Santa Monica Fire Department, said at a press conference at the airport on the 8th that at about 4:25 p.m. that day, the fire department received a report of the plane crash and rushed to the scene immediately for disposal.
Two people on board the crashed plane died on the spot in the tragic accident. "Our hearts go out to the families of the victims."
According to the "Los Angeles Times" and other U.S. media sources and on-site photos, multiple police cars and fire trucks were parked around the accident scene at Santa Monica Airport, and the runway was littered with burned plane wreckage, and the ground was burnt black.
Local media also released live video footage captured by the dash cams of nearby vehicles at the time of the crash. You can clearly see a large black smoke rising over the airport instantly.
Local media quoted a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration as saying the crashed plane was a single-engine Piper Sport.
The National Safety Transportation Commission and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the accident.
The cause of the crash and the identities of the victims have not been disclosed.
After the accident, the Santa Monica airport was temporarily closed.
The Santa Monica Fire Department confirmed late in the afternoon on the 8th that the accident did not pose a safety threat to the surrounding area.
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