<p class="speakable">A small plane crashed at a Los Angeles airport early Thursday after a suspect allegedly broke into the building around 4 a.m. and hijacked an aircraft, according to the Los Angeles Airport Police.</p><p class="speakable">The Federal Aviation Administration said the single-engine plane, a Cessna C172, struck a hangar at approximately 5 a.m.</p><p>Authorities identified the suspect as 37-year-old Ceffeareno Logan, who was arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft of an aircraft.</p><p>"Logan … trespassed a private leasehold and onto Van Nuys general aviation airport gaining access to a Cessna aircraft, causing damage to adjacent infrastructure," LAX Police told Fox News Digital. "LAXPD immediately responded and took subject into custody."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/travel/new-tsa-policy-charges-passengers-who-do-not-have-acceptable-ids-checkpoints" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>NEW TSA POLICY CHARGES PASSENGERS WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCEPTABLE IDS AT CHECKPOINTS</u></strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/pregnant-teen-dies-saving-baby-after-ponchatoula-road-rage-shooting-incident-leaves-family-devastated" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>PREGNANT TEEN DIES SAVING BABY AFTER PONCHATOULA ROAD RAGE SHOOTING INCIDENT</u></strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/topics/fbi" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The FBI</a> Los Angeles field office also confirmed to Fox News Digital that federal agents responded. </p><p>Photos from the crash site show the single-engine Cessna C172 appeared to have left a large hole in the building.</p><p>Law enforcement officials said the plane never made it off the ground, <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/fbi-investigating-report-of-stolen-plane-after-crash-at-van-nuys-airport/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">KTLA reported</a>. Investigators believe the plane struck the hangar while taxiing, the outlet added. </p><p>The plane appeared to have a damaged propeller after it was removed from the crash site and placed inside a building, footage from SkyFox showed.</p><p>It remains unclear whether <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" rel="noopener" target="_blank">authorities are searching</a> for additional suspects.</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p>Van Nuys Airport is a general aviation airport operated by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/los-angeles" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Los Angeles World Airports</a>. </p><p>Fox News Digital reached out to the LAX PD and the Van Nuys Airport for more information.</p>
Stolen plane crashes into building at Los Angeles airport; suspect arrested

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