Small plane crashes into Hovakemians house in Simi Valley
Los Angeles Times
A small plane crashed into a residential area of Simi Valley last Saturday, authorities said, killing two people and a canine onboard, and damaging two homes.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was a Vans RV-10, a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft that is sold in kit form and is typically home-built.
The plane departed from William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster and was traveling to Camarillo Airport when it crashed in Simi Valley, according to the FAA. The agency initially said the plane carried only the pilot, but police on Saturday evening said two people died as well as a canine that was in the plane.
The identities of the victims were not released.
The incident happened around 2 p.m. on the 200 block of High Meadow Street in the Wood Ranch area of Simi Valley. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.
The plane crashed in the backyard and dining room of Arman and Armineh Hovakemian. Arman Hovakemian said he was doing yard work when he noticed the plane above, circling lower and lower in the hillside neighborhood.
Fearful that the plane was spiraling toward his home, he ran inside to get his wife and their Pomeranian dog, Koko. A loud bang followed and the fuselage landed where he had stood in the yard, he said.
