Los Angeles: Former 'The Bachelor' contestant Erin Storm has died after the single-engine plane she was piloting crashed after taking off from Hawthorne Municipal Airport. She was 41.

Erin Storm was in cardiac arrest when emergency crews arrived and was pronounced dead at the hospital, reported Ace Showbiz. According to police, "a nearby construction crew witnessed the crash and was able to remove the pilot from the wreckage prior to the arrival of emergency services."