BRIEFLY\Pilot missing in crash near LAX.Byline: Daily News The pilot of an Italian-made airplane that took off from Oxnard Airport Oxnard Airport (IATA: OXR, ICAO: KOXR, FAA LID: OXR) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) west of the central business district (CBD) of Oxnard, a city in Ventura County, California, USA. was missing and presumed dead Tuesday when the craft, bound for San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 15 miles offshore, near Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX . The 42-year-old Ventura man was the only person aboard the twin-engine turbo prop owned by Aspen Helicopters in Oxnard, said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Mark Frankford. The aircraft had departed Ventura County in overcast skies at 9 a.m., en route to Montgomery Field Montgomery Field (IATA: MYF, ICAO: KMYF, FAA LID: MYF) is a public airport located six miles (10 km) north of the central business district (CBD) of San Diego, in San Diego County, California, USA. in San Diego.The time of the accident is unknown. |
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