A small plane crashed into a Yorba Linda home’s backyard on Sunday killing five people. The Cessna 414A had just departed the Fullerton Municipal Airport and flown about 10 miles when a yet to be determined incident lead to the plane falling from the sky trailing flames. The pilot of the plane, as well as…
The five victims of the Santa Ana plane crash have been identified by the Orange County coroner’s office as: Scott Shepherd, 53, of Diablo, Lara Shepherd, 42, of Diablo, Nasim Ghanadan, 29, of Alamo, Floria Hakimi, 62, of Danville and Navid Hakimi, 32, of Los Angeles. The small twin engine 1973 Cessna 414 crashed on…
The crash of a small plane traveling from an El Cajon airport near San Diego to John Wayne Airport has injured three people, including two Huntington Beach police officers. Huntington Beach police said that the plane is owned by the two officers — David Alan Roberts and Mark David Van Meter — who are experienced…
One of two survivors of a Riverside small plane crash has died in the hospital from complications from her burns, according to a news report. Stacey Pierce was one of two survivors of a Feb. 27 plane crash that claimed the lives of her mother and stepfather — Dana Hijazi, 67, and Nouri Hijazi, 83,…
A small plane that had just taken off from Riverside Municipal Airport crashed into a nearby neighborhood, killing three people aboard the plane and injuring two others, according to a news report. Riverside Fire Department officials said the Cessna 310 carried a wife, husband and their daughter as well as two other women who had…
A 12-year-old Carlsbad boy has been hospitalized with a head injury after he was hit by a plane towing a banner that crash landed on a Carlsbad beach, according to a news report. The plane, owned by Air Ads Inc., was piloted by a 23-year-old man with more than 700 hours in the cockpit. According…
A small single-engine plane struck a cell tower near Lake Mathews, killing the pilot and injuring his female passenger, according to a news report. The pilot has been identified as William Dalo, 55, of Lake Elsinore. The female passenger was ejected from the plane and suffered moderate injuries; her identity was not released. Cal Fire/Riverside…
A 69-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita man who was piloting a rented Cessna died after the plane crashed in the Coachella Valley soon after takeoff, according to a news report. San Diego County officials said that pilot Max John Mizejewski was found dead at the crash site of the Cessna 162 Skycatcher in the Anza-Borrego Desert. …
The crash of a small plane in Rancho Cucamonga that seriously injured its pilot has been blamed on engine failure, according to a news report. Pilot Ethan Gadis, 22, of Glendora, was seriously injured after his Luscombe 8A plane made a forced landing in a field near Haven Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga. The plane had…
A 78-year-old woman has died and her pilot was seriously injured when the small plane they were in lost power and crashed into a retail center parking lot in San Diego, according to a news report. A helicopter pilot who had just taken off from Montgomery Field said that he heard the female pilot radio…