Six Die in Two-Plane Crash in U.S.

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Six Die in Two-Plane Crash in U.S.

Two private planes crashed in a southern California canyon, U.S. Sunday, killing six and sparking a 30-acre brush fire, officials said.

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Two private planes crashed in a southern California canyon, U.S. Sunday, killing six and sparking a 30-acre brush fire, officials said.

The two planes were among eight small aircraft that were flying together in the area, said Jim Meloon, operations officer for the Federal Aviation Administration. He said the planes did not collide mid-air.

The planes that crashed, both Beech Bonanza aircraft, each carried a pilot and two passengers, Meloon said.

The planes apparently both took off from Van Nuys Airport and departed from the other six planes before flying into a canyon. They were unable to fly out and crashed, Meloon said.

The planes crashed in a remote area near the Santa Barbara County and Ventura County lines at about 11:30 a.m., said Sgt. Phil Willis of the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department.

A brush fire that erupted in the area after the crash burned 30 acres but was contained by U.S. Forest Service firefighters.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, Willis said

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