This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.
The pilot of a small plane was killed after crashing at Hemet-Ryan Airport on Saturday morning, officials told The Press-Enterprise.
The home-built, twin-engine AirCam crashed soon after taking off from the airport at around 9:30 a.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said.
The pilot was taken to the hospital, where the county coroner was called, The Press-Enterprise reported.
The plane—painted red, gold and silver—appeared upside-down on the runway. Police responded to the scene.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash, Gregor said.
Plane down in apparent crash at Hemet-Ryan Airport. Police are at the scene 📷: KTLA's Colton von Pertz pic.twitter.com/4l8mgZcfcc
— KTLA (@KTLA) June 8, 2019
