Authorities are trying to figure out what led to the crash of an ultralight aircraft into a Santa Barbara County apartment complex, killing its pilot.
The small craft had just taken off from Santa Barbara Airport at around 10 a.m. Tuesday when it went down near Hollister Avenue and Los Carneros Road in Goleta.
It struck a carport and a parked vehicle. The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene. His name hasn’t been released yet.