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Released: April 23, 2017 - Sunday, 03:24 PM

Plane Crash Update

Contact: Tony CipollaPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: 4-23-17, Approximately 9:10 AMPlace of Occurrence: 8300 block of Highway 46 East, Paso Robles Victim Information: Javier Fernando Arango, 54 (DOB: 6-18-1962), Los AngelesSuspect Information: N/AThe Coroner's Unit of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office has made a positive identification of the pilot of a plane that crashed on 4-23-17 in a field off Highway 46 East in rural Paso Robles. The pilot has been identified as 54-year-old Javier Fernando Arango of Los Angeles. Arango was the sole occupant of the plane which is described as a World War I replica biplane.
The Sheriff's Office is conducting the death investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will conduct the crash investigation. Representatives from those two federal agencies are en route to the scene.