2 Student Pilots Collide; One Dies
A helicopter and a small plane collided today at Opa-Locka Airport as the student pilots in both crafts were making practice landings, killing the chopper pilot, authorities said.
The plane, a Cessna 152, apparently glided to a landing and a student flyer and his instructor walked away uninjured from the damaged aircraft. Police identified the helicopter victim as Keiji Nakajima, 27, a student pilot. Airway Charters Ltd., owners of the Cessna, declined to release the names of the student and instructor in the plane.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
