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Flight audio recordings appear to indicate the air traffic control tower at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima had no power, and that controllers were unaware of a small plane crash that critically
The Los Angeles Fire Department said the crash was reported around 11:08 a.m. near Ralston Avenue and Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima. High-voltage powerlines were knocked down by the single-engine plane, which appeared to be a 2007 Cessna 172S Skyhawk, as it came down.
On Friday, U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-Kentucky) sent a letter to the FAA, urging the agency to permanently ground the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (MD-11) after the devastating crash of UPS Flight 2976 last November.
One day after a small plane crashed into a parking lot near Whiteman Airport in Pacoima, residents there are calling for the airport to close, citing safety threats to the neighborhood. The small