VAN NUYS — Two people were killed Wednesday in the crash of a small plane at Van Nuys Airport.
Firefighters were sent to the 16300 block of Waterman Drive at 10:37 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
“One small single-engine aircraft crashed at Van Nuys Airport and burst into flames,” the LAFD said in a statement. “Fire crews quickly extinguished the flames, but, sadly, both occupants on board were found to be deceased.”
Information was not immediately available on the identities of the two people who died. The circumstances of the crash were under investigation.
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A small plane crashed and burst into flames, killing two people in the aircraft on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at Van Nuys Airport. The plane went down about 150 feet from where ABC7’s helicopter is kept on the tarmac. Photographers from the station were able to shoot video just after the crash. (Image from ABC7 video)
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Firefighters and rescue personal on scene of a fiery small plane crash at Van Nuys airport Wednesday, August 2, 2023. Reports of two fatalities in the crash. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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Firefighters and rescue personal on scene of a fiery small plane crash at Van Nuys airport Wednesday, August 2, 2023. Reports of two fatalities in the crash. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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![Firefighters and rescue personal on scene of a fiery small...]()
Firefighters and rescue personal on scene of a fiery small plane crash at Van Nuys airport Wednesday, August 2, 2023. Reports of two fatalities in the crash. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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![Firefighters and rescue personal on scene of a fiery small...]()
Firefighters and rescue personal on scene of a fiery small plane crash at Van Nuys airport Wednesday, August 2, 2023. Reports of two fatalities in the crash. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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Firefighters and police are on scene Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at Van Nuys Airport, where a small plane crashed and burst into flames, killing two people in the aircraft. The plane went down about 150 feet from where ABC7’s helicopter is kept on the tarmac. (Image from ABC7 video)
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![Firefighters extinguished the blaze that erupted Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023,...]()
Firefighters extinguished the blaze that erupted Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at Van Nuys Airport, where a small plane crashed and burst into flames, killing two people in the aircraft. The plane went down about 150 feet from where ABC7’s helicopter is kept on the tarmac. (Image from ABC7 video)
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