LA VERNE, Calif. (KABC) -- One person was killed and another seriously injured in a small-plane crash Sunday in La Verne, officials said.
The single-engine Cessna 177RG crashed into a plant nursery near Brackett Field Airport around 5:45 p.m., according to the FAA. The pilot was practicing approaches at the time, the agency said.
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La Verne police say there were two people inside the plane. One was declared dead at the scene and another was transported to a local hospital in serious condition.
The National Transportation Safety Board is heading to the scene to investigate the cause of the crash.