Safety Questions Renewed After Whiteman Plane Crash

PACOIMA (CNS) – An investigation was continuing Wednesday, June 17, into the crash of a small plane at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima that sent its 77-year-old pilot to a hospital with minor injuries and renewed calls for a halt to operations at the facility due to safety concerns. The downed single-engine plane was reported at 9:11 a.m. Tuesday in the area of 12653 W. Osborne St., just beyond the end of the embattled airfield’s runway, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). The pilot was extricated and assessed at the scene, but was found to have only minor injuries.…