A pilot was killed Wednesday in the crash of a small airplane on an embankment near the westbound Foothill (210) Freeway in the Sylmar area.
The crash was reported about 12:30 p.m. near Sayre Street, said Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
“After a thorough search of all void spaces in the aircraft, firefighters did not locate any other victims,” Stewart said in a statement about an hour after the crash. “One person determined dead in the aircraft.”
Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured person.
Firefighters quickly contained a small fuel leak, Stewart said.
“There was no fire resulting from the crash,” Stewart said. “The NTSB is responding and will be the agency for any questions regarding the aircraft and the circumstances leading to the crash.”
The crash occurred in the vicinity of Whiteman Airport in Pacoima. The plane apparently struck a bank of trees before hitting the ground on an embankment just off the freeway. At least two freeway lanes were closed to accommodate emergency vehicles responding to the crash.
