Pilot in Deadly California House Crash Had License Suspended Twice

Pilot in Deadly California House Crash Had License Suspended Twice
Yorba Linda firefighters rush to a home engulfed in flames after a deadly small plane crash in Yorba Linda, Calif. on Feb. 3, 2019. Kyle Vanderheide via AP, File
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LOS ANGELES—The pilot whose plane broke apart and crashed into a Southern California home, killing five people, was disciplined for dangerous flying years earlier, it was reported on Feb. 8.

Antonio Pastini, 75, of Gardnerville, Nevada, was flying home after visiting his daughter and granddaughter on Sunday when his Cessna began coming apart and debris slammed into a Yorba Linda home, which caught fire. Four people inside the house died.