Two Orange County men were injured when the small plane they were in crashed on a ranch north of the San Luis County Regional Airport. Authorities did not identify the two men, who were both taken to a local hospital. The plane’s pilot was in serious condition, while the passenger was described as “banged up…
Eight people were injured when a stalled minivan was hit by a Metro Blue Link train in South Los Angeles recently. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of the minivan was arrested and booked on suspicion of drunk driving. All eight people were taken to local hospitals with injuries – two…
NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said that government planes and helicopters are currently “safety orphans,” with no governing body regulating the safety of the flight crews, government employees and passengers who use them and that “someone needs to accept this duty.” The issue of who is responsible for overseeing the safety of government aircraft came to…
A Palos Verdes Estates real estate agent and two passengers were killed in the crash of their 1968 Beechcraft Musketeer as they were returning to California from a trip to Mexico. Charles Alfred Chambers, 58, was believed to be piloting the plane that was headed to Torrance from Calexico, Mexico. According to FAA records, he…
