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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 is a licensed pilot.  The plane was diverted to John Wayne Airport after the pilot reported fuel problems but crashed into Upper Newport Bay before it could land.

Also killed in the crash of the single-engine Beechcraft were Russell Urban, 63, of Palos Verdes Estates and Sean Kelley, 44, of Hermosa Beach.

According to news reports, Newport Beach firefighters and police responded to the crash and found the plane upside down in the water.  They tried to free the men before the plane was totally submerged, but all occupants of the plane were dead when rescuers reached them.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the crash.  The NTSB removed the plane by crane and will be inspecting it for mechanical malfunctions.

If you or a loved one is involved in an accident that causes death or serious injury, call Callahan & Blaine, California’s Premier Litigation Firm. We are one of the leading catastrophic injury firms in the state of California. In fact, in the last five years alone our lawyers have obtained over $1.2 billion in verdicts and settlements, including a record breaking $50 Million settlement against the City of Dana Point, which has been certified as the largest personal injury settlement in the history of the United States.  Callahan & Blaine has also recently obtained a $28 Million settlement for a driver who was hit by a runaway truck wheel on the freeway, a $7 million settlement for a bicyclist who was struck by a newspaper delivery truck, and a $7.25 million settlement for a man who was run over trying to board a city bus.

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