The Coast Guard is searching for a plane that departed from Catalina Island over the weekend and was bound for Van Nuys Airport, but never arrived.
A single-engine Cessna 172 took off from Catalina Island Airport on Saturday and was reported overdue when it failed to arrive at its destination, said Ian Gregor, a spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration.
The FAA then alerted the Coast Guard, which is conducting the search, he said.
#LASD Air Rescue 5 crew searching for missing aircraft, Catalina Island, w/ @USCGLosAngeles partners. pic.twitter.com/CfIUP3sB2q
— SEB (@SEBLASD) May 31, 2016
Two people were aboard the plane, Gregor said.
The aircraft’s tail number is N739ZE.
— City News Service