Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies coordinating the search in the Angeles National Forest.
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Authorities in Southern California have recovered the body of a pilot from a plane crash site in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Pending identification by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner – Coroner and notification of next of kin, the identity of the deceased will not be released.
A statement issued by Allen Kenitzer of the Federal Aviation Administration said said the aircraft was traveling from San Diego to Santa Monica when they lost contact with the pilot.
Mount Wilson is about 90 miles northwest of San Diego and 35 miles northeast of Santa Monica and not a direct route on the flight plans. Helicopters couldn’t join the search until the afternoon when visibility improved.
The wreck was located at the 4,000 foot elevation on rugged cliffside of Brown Mountain, Paige said. At approximately 9:25 am, at ESD’s request, the Altadena and Montrose Search and Rescue Teams were activated and, along with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, responded.
The airplane is registered to San Diego Skylane LLC, according to FAA records.
Authorities received a report about 8:20 a.m. of the plane’s disappearance, Capt. Bill Song of the sheriff’s Crescenta Valley station said.
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The incident was being jointly investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board, FAA and sheriff’s Aero Bureau.
