Plane crashes near golf course in Venice (KTLA-TV / July 1, 2010) |
VENICE, Calif. -- A pilot was killed when his light plane crashed on a golf course in Venice Thursday evening.
The plane went down near the 8th hole of the Penmar Golf Course shortly after 6 p.m. near Rose Avenue, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman.
The crash location was a few hundred yards from the departure end of Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
L.A. County firefighters were able to rescue the pilot after the crash, but he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The pilot has been identified as 60-year-old Robert R. Davenport of Los Angeles.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
There were no other injuries.
KTLA has learned the Cessna 152 was registered to Kim Davidson Aviation Inc. in Santa Monica.
A few hours earlier, another light plane crashed on Catalina Island, killing the pilot and igniting a brush fire that burned dangerously close to several island youth camps.
It's believed that pilot suffered a medical condition, possibly a heart attack, prior to the crash.
The plane went down near the 8th hole of the Penmar Golf Course shortly after 6 p.m. near Rose Avenue, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman.
The crash location was a few hundred yards from the departure end of Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
L.A. County firefighters were able to rescue the pilot after the crash, but he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The pilot has been identified as 60-year-old Robert R. Davenport of Los Angeles.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
There were no other injuries.
KTLA has learned the Cessna 152 was registered to Kim Davidson Aviation Inc. in Santa Monica.
A few hours earlier, another light plane crashed on Catalina Island, killing the pilot and igniting a brush fire that burned dangerously close to several island youth camps.
It's believed that pilot suffered a medical condition, possibly a heart attack, prior to the crash.
