Crews were working this afternoon to collect the wreckage of a plane that crashed on Catalina Island, killing three people.
The wreckage will be taken by barge to Long Beach harbor and driven to a secure storage facility, said Kristi Dunks, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
"We should have a preliminary report out on Friday or Saturday," Dunks said.
The single-engine Mooney M20J crashed while taking off from Catalina's Airport in the Sky on Monday. Two men and a woman were killed. One passenger survived and was taken to a hospital.
Their names have not been released.
Coroner's office Assistant Chief Ed Winter said X-rays and dental X-rays are being used to positively identify the victims because of the condition of the remains.
The wreckage will be taken by barge to Long Beach harbor and driven to a secure storage facility, said Kristi Dunks, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
"We should have a preliminary report out on Friday or Saturday," Dunks said.
The single-engine Mooney M20J crashed while taking off from Catalina's Airport in the Sky on Monday. Two men and a woman were killed. One passenger survived and was taken to a hospital.
Their names have not been released.
Coroner's office Assistant Chief Ed Winter said X-rays and dental X-rays are being used to positively identify the victims because of the condition of the remains.
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