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Posted: Saturday, 28 November 2009 4:09PM

Accident Kills Two Pilots in Lake County



MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (KCBS)  -- The FAA is investigating a fatal crash today in Lake County that killed both pilots involved.

The mid-air collision happened shortly before 11:30 Saturday morning at the Crazy Creek Gliderport in Middletown.

Fire Captain Joe Peterson said the two small planes were preparing to land when the crash occurred.

ListenKCBS’ Bob Butler Reports

"Units arrived at the scene and had found that two aircrafts had collided and were on the ground with two subjects, one in each aircraft were confirmed deceased," Peterson said. "The F-A-A had been notified and contacted and I believe they're going to be organizing the investigation."

It's still not clear what caused the crash.

 

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