( KTLA ) – The Los Angeles County Fire Department is investigating after two small planes collided mid-air in Lancaster, California, on Sunday afternoon.
A call regarding two downed planes came in at 12:53 p.m., an L.A. County Fire Department spokesperson told Nexstar’s KTLA.
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County fire officials later confirmed that the planes did collide mid-air. One pilot was killed while the other reported no injuries.
One of the planes crash-landed, fire officials said, and the California Highway Patrol confirmed to KTLA that the other aircraft crashed approximately two miles to the southeast.
In an update issued about two hours after the collision, the Federal Aviation Administration stated that the two planes involved were two single-engine aircraft: a Nanchang CJ-6 and a Yakovlev Yak-52.
The pilots were the only ones in their respective planes, the FAA added.
Witnesses told KTLA that the pilot of one of the planes was walking around outside, appearing distressed, after his plane crashed.