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Police: Pilot in fatal California crash had fake records
Source: Associated Press
Police: Pilot in fatal California crash had fake records
By John Antczak, Associated Press | UPDATED - Feb 5th, 2019 @ 7:06pm | Posted - Feb 5th, 2019 @ 10:19am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man piloting a small plane that broke apart over a Southern California neighborhood had false credentials identifying him as a retired Chicago police officer, authorities said Tuesday.
Antonio Pastini was killed when the twin-engine plane broke up shortly after takeoff and fell in pieces in Yorba Linda, igniting a fire in a home where four people died on Sunday. The cause of the crash has not been determined.
Pastini, 75, was initially identified as a retired officer but Chicago police said there were no records of him working for the department.
The credentials found at the crash site included false retirement papers and a police badge bearing the same number as a badge reported lost in 1978, Chicago police Officer Michelle Tannehill told the Orange County Register .
Orange County sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Braun said the credentials were not legitimate but the pilot was indeed Pastini. The victims inside the home have yet to be publicly identified.
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By John Antczak, Associated Press | UPDATED - Feb 5th, 2019 @ 7:06pm | Posted - Feb 5th, 2019 @ 10:19am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man piloting a small plane that broke apart over a Southern California neighborhood had false credentials identifying him as a retired Chicago police officer, authorities said Tuesday.
Antonio Pastini was killed when the twin-engine plane broke up shortly after takeoff and fell in pieces in Yorba Linda, igniting a fire in a home where four people died on Sunday. The cause of the crash has not been determined.
Pastini, 75, was initially identified as a retired officer but Chicago police said there were no records of him working for the department.
The credentials found at the crash site included false retirement papers and a police badge bearing the same number as a badge reported lost in 1978, Chicago police Officer Michelle Tannehill told the Orange County Register .
Orange County sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Braun said the credentials were not legitimate but the pilot was indeed Pastini. The victims inside the home have yet to be publicly identified.
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Read more: https://www.ksl.com/article/46484138/police-pilot-in-fatal-california-crash-had-fake-records