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One Dead In Ventura County Military Plane Crash

Olivia Niland |
October 29, 2014 | 6:51 p.m. PDT

Web Producer

A plane launches from Point Mugu (Wikimedia Commons)
A plane launches from Point Mugu (Wikimedia Commons)
At least one person, the pilot, is dead following a plane crash near Point Mugu in Ventura County. 

The crash occurred in a field off Highway 1 and Hueneme Road just after 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The contract aircraft had departed from Point Mugu. 

READ MORE AT ATVN: Military Plane Crashes In Ventura County

The plane is a Hawker Hunter MK.58 single-seater. The accident is currently under investigation by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Read more at NBCLA.

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