3 killed in Southern California small plane crash

A small plane crashed into a hillside east of Los Angeles on Friday, killing all three people on board, authorities said. The single-engine Cessna 172 went down at about 3:30 p.m. near Mentone, an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County

Edited by: AP California Published on: June 06, 2020 9:27 IST

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A small plane crashed into a hillside east of Los Angeles on Friday, killing all three people on board, authorities said. The single-engine Cessna 172 went down at about 3:30 p.m. near Mentone, an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County, authorities said.

The crash was reported in the Crafton Hills above a water treatment plant, the county Sheriff’s Department reported.

TV reports showed the broken but largely intact plane lying on scrubby ground just below a ridgeline.

There was no immediate word on the plane’s departure point or intended landing site.

The crash was under federal investigation. Mentone is a small community about 70 miles (112.65 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.