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Fire Fighters work at the scene of a fatal plane crash near Hesperia Airport
Friday, June 15,
2018, in Hesperia, Calif. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP)
Associated
Press ____ Friday,
June 15th at six minutes after 5:00 P.M. an aircraft down, near the
Hesperia, California Airport, at Summit Valley Road and Las Flores, was first
reported to the San Bernardino County Sheriff Department.
According
to Federal Aviation Administration Spokesman Tony Molinaro the plane was a
Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft.
The
Hesperia Police and San Bernardino County Sheriff responders arrived within
minutes of the emergency San Bernardino County Sheriff call. A vehicle traveling on the road was struck
and damaged by debris from the crash, but no occupants were injured.
Details
on the Bonanza’s departure site or its destination were unknown. The cause of the
crash is under investigation, with FAA and San Bernardino County Sheriff Department.