A small plane crashed into a hillside east of Los Angeles on Friday, killing all three people on board, authorities said.
The single-engine Cessna 172 went down at about 3:30 p.m. near Mentone, an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County, authorities said.
The crash was reported in the Crafton Hills above a water treatment plant, the county Sheriff’s Department reported.
TV reports showed the broken but largely intact plane lying on scrubby ground just below a ridgeline.
There was no immediate word on the plane’s departure point or intended landing site.
The crash was under federal investigation.
MENtone is a small community about 70 miles (112.65 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.
SOURCE: The Associated Press
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