A pilot has died and another escaped without injury after two vintage planes collided in mid-air just outside Los Angeles.
The fatal crash occurred early Sunday afternoon near Lancaster, California when a Yakovlev Yak 52 plane and Nanchang CJ-6A aircraft collided, KNBC reported.
It is unclear which plane was carrying the pilot who died, but authorities say that both were flying without any passengers.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched a probe into the incident. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Authorities did not provide details about the condition of the surviving pilot.
A pilot has died and another escaped without injury after two vintage planes collided in mid-air near Lancaster, California on Sunday afternoon. Pictured is one of the downed planes
The fatal crash occurred around 1.20pm when a Yakovlev Yak 52 plane and Nanchang CJ-6A aircraft collided. Authorities say that one of the planes made a crash landing
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched a probe into the incident. The cause of the crash remains under investigation
The two vintage planes collided around 1.20pm Sunday while in mid-air, investigators told the news outlet.
Authorities say that one of the planes made a crash landing near the intersection of E. Avenue G and 60 Street East.
The other plane landed roughly 15 minutes away near the intersection of W. Avenue F and 55th Street West.
An NTSB investigator is travelling to the crash site and expected to arrive on scene Monday. The official will then document the scene and inspect the aircraft.
Afterwards, the airplanes will be recovered and transported to a ‘secure facility’ for ‘further evaluation’.
DailyMail.com has approached the NTSB, LA County Sheriff’s Department and LA County Fire Department for comment.