Transportation officials Wednesday are investigating a deadly plane crash involving at least five people on Santa Catalina Island.
A twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after it departed from Catalina Airport in Avalon around 8 p.m. Tuesday, Federal Aviation Administration Public Affairs Specialist Rick Breitenfeldt told City News Service.
The aircraft went down about a mile west of the Catalina Airport in Avalon.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Avalon Station says it received a 911 SOS emergency notification from a cell phone that stated its user may have been involved in a collision with possible injuries, KABC 7 reported.
“Five people were on board. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide further updates,” Breitenfeldt said.
NBC 4 reported the Los Angeles County Fire Department said search teams suspended their recovery operation for the night and said they will continue their efforts on Wednesday.