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Nov 21, 2009 7:27 pm US/Pacific

Pilot Dies In Watsonville Plane Crash

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The pilot of a small airplane is dead after crashing the aircraft into an apple orchard.

Authorities did not identify the pilot, who radioed Oakland air traffic controllers saying his engine was on fire at 1:25 p.m. Saturday. He then began an approach into Watsonville Municipal Airport, but never made it.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the agency is not yet certain about the make and model of the aircraft.

Residents near the Watsonville airport called in reports of a small plane smoking and going down, then the loud sounds of a crash.

The Santa Cruz County coroner, the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.