Plane Crash Victims Were Pilots in Training Program
Four men killed when their twin-engine plane crashed into the ocean near Los Angeles International Airport were Europeans training to upgrade their pilot ratings in this country, officials said Monday.
Undetermined is why the Cessna 310d nose-dived into the ocean on Friday night, shortly after its pilot radioed that he was having landing gear problems and received permission to loop around for a second landing attempt at LAX, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said.
Thomas H. Wilcox, who is heading the NTSB investigation, said the plane--rented from Prism Aviation in Mesa, Ariz.--took off from Deer Valley Airport in Scottsdale.
The identities of the four men on board have not been released. The NTSB said three were Spaniards and one was from Belgium.
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