A Lancair crashed in a busy Los Angeles intersection near Van Nuys Airport Friday afternoon, killing the 47-year-old pilot, identified as Alberto Behar, a flight instructor and scientist with connections to NASA, the Los Angeles Times reported. Behar was the only one on board when it crashed about 1:14 p.m. shortly after takeoff. No other injuries were reported. Beharwas a professor at Arizona State University and was part of NASA's Curiosity rover team exploring Mars.
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