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Investigation Underway Into Fatal Plane Crash On Central Coast

(San Luis Obispo Sheriff's office photo)
Replica of vintage plane crash on Central Coast, killing pilot

Federal investigators are trying to determine what led to a fatal plane crash on the Central Coast involving a replica of a World War I biplane.

The single engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff from a private airstrip just outside of Paso Robles Sunday morning, ending up in a field just off the 8300 block of Highway 46.

The pilot, Javier Fernando Arango, was pronounced dead at the scene. National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration officials are conducting the investigation into the accident.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. 
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