MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The crash has left the aircraft's pilot dead, local media reported, citing the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
According to Southern California Public Radio, air-traffic controllers on Sunday lost contact with the Cessna 182 aircraft en route from San Diego to Santa Monica when the plane was flying 17 miles away from the Van Nuys Airport near Los Angeles.
A local fire department helicopter crew managed to spot the aircraft despite the clouds, the broadcaster reported.
