Five adults tragically died after a small plane crashed on Catalina Island in Los Angeles.
The Avalon Sheriff Station was notified of a 911 SOS emergency from a cellular device around 8:08 p.m. Tuesday after a twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after takeoff from Catalina Airport in Avalon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA ).
The cellular device used to call the emergency “reported that the user's cell phone was involved in a collision with possible injury and provided a location such as GPS coordinates,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
Avalon Station deputies, the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Avalon Search and Rescue personnel and Avalon City Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and found wreckage of the aircraft approximately one mile west of the airport. from Catalina Island.
Along with the wreckage, authorities also located the five victims who lost their lives in the accident. Their identities have not yet been released.
The Avalon Sheriff Station was notified of a 911 SOS emergency from a cellular device around 8:08 p.m. Tuesday after a twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after departing Catalina Airport in Avalon
Along with the wreckage, authorities also located the five victims who lost their lives in the accident. Their identities have not yet been released. (photo: Catalina Island stock image)
Flight records revealed that the plane took off at around 5:45 pm that day. According to the National Weather Service there were no thick fog warnings at the time, CBS News reported.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the FAA took over the accident investigation.
Jennifer Gabris, a spokeswoman for the NTSB, told DailyMail.com: 'An NTSB investigator is traveling to the scene and is expected to arrive later today.'
Once the investigator arrives, they will begin processing the scene and examining the crashed aircraft.
“Part of the investigation will consist of requesting radar data, meteorological information, maintenance records and medical records from the pilot. NTSB investigators will look at human, machine and environment as the outline of the investigation,” Gabris added.
The agency said a preliminary report is expected to be released within 30 days of the incident, and a probable cause of the accident will be released in one to two years.
The NTSB, FAA and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department urged the public to report any information about the crash, including contact information and medical histories of those on board.
Last week, five people, including a child, died after a single-engine plane crashed in North Carolina.
Jason Campbell, 45, was among five people who died when the doomed aircraft – a Cirrus SR22 – crashed on September 28 near the woods near Wright Brothers National Memorial First Flight Airport.
Flight records revealed that the plane took off at around 5:45 pm that day. According to the National Weather Service, there were no thick fog warnings at the time. (photo: Catalina Airport runway)
Campbell was a native of Lubbock and served as a commander in Army Special Forces.
The other three adults were identified as Shashwat Ajit Adhikari, 31, Kate McAllister Neely, 39, and Matthew Arthur Fassnacht, 44. The child was not identified.
The plane crashed approximately 90 miles south of Virginia Beach, Virginia, according to KLJB Radio News.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash.
The day after the accident, the Wright Brothers National Memorial was closed.
