Pilot dies in small plane crash in West L.A.
A Cessna 210 crashed Friday on Aug. 10, 2012 in West Los Angeles. One person on board has been reported killed. / CBS Los Angeles
Updated 11:41 PM ET
(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES - The pilot of a small plane has died after crashing into a West Los Angeles neighborhood two miles northeast of the Santa Monica Airport.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the pilot of the single-engine Cessna 210 declared an emergency before the plane crashed Friday evening. Gregor didn't know the cause of the emergency.
He says the pilot was approaching the airport for a landing when the crash occurred.
Los Angeles Fire spokesman Brian Humphrey says the crash lit a palm tree on fire. Television footage from a news helicopter showed the charred wreckage on a street corner and a broken wing on the ground.
A man told CBS2 reporter Carter Evans: "I heard a loud bang. Really loud bang. Louder than a gunshot. Louder than anything I've ever heard in my life."
The FAA and the NTSB will investigate the cause of the crash.
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Why did the NTSB walk away from Safety Recommendation A-83-6 twenty five years ago?
What happened to FAA Safety Recommendations 99.283 and 99.284 about undetectable water in Cessna aircraft fuel tanks?
Why did the NTSB ignore my petition about UNDETECTABLE WATER in the fuel tanks of Cessna aircraft?
http://www.sumpthis.com/ntsbpetition/ntsbpetitioncontents.htm
Why does SAIB CE-10-40R1 not mention anything about positive detection of water in the fuel tanks of Cessna aircraft?
How many more pilots and passengers have to die for the NTSB to do a real world test on a Cessna aircraft for positive detection of water in their fuel tanks?
I would be happy to provide the drop of red food color and ten ounces of water. I will also provide the aircraft for your test!
NTSB your poor "investigations" are killing pilots and passengers!