Tag: Plane

Additional details released after plane suffers hard landing at French Valley Airport

UPDATED: Friday, Dec. 17, 10:10 a.m., With additional information from Aviation Safety Network (ASN), other details. Originally Published: Wednesday, Dec. 15, 8:52 p.m. FRENCH VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities say three occupants of a small aircraft managed to walk away without injuries after their plane suffered a hard landing at French Valley Airport Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 15. According to official reports, […]

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UPDATE: Missing plane & pilot discovered after vanishing over Siskiyou County

UPDATED: Saturday, Oct. 23, 10:35 a.m. See Original Story and Other Updates Below. SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif., — Authorities were saddened to announce the discovery of a small plane that went missing after its pilot put out a distress call requesting an emergency landing while flying over the Trinity County area Wednesday evening, Oct. 20. The aircraft disappeared while traveling from […]

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UPDATE: Pilot killed when plane crashed near Mountain Center ID’d

UPDATED: May 23, 3 p.m. With coroner’s release of information. MOUNTAIN CENTER, Calif. — Officials investigating a fatal plane crash have identified the victim killed when the twin engine plane he was piloting crashed in rugged, mountain terrain Thursday, April 30. The fatal crash sparked a vegetation fire southwest of Mountain Center and east of Hemet, according to Cal Fire […]

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UPDATE: FAA confirms rare WWII-era “flying wing” crashed into CRC prison in Norco, pilot killed

UPDATED: Monday, April 22, 3:20 p.m., With confirmation of plane involved, witness accounts, and other details UPDATED: Monday, April 22, 4:11 p.m., With confirmation of pilot’s death See Original Story and updates below NORCO — As officials are beginning to investigate today’s crash of a plane into the prison grounds of Norco’s California Rehabilitation Center, FAA officials have confirmed the […]

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Angel Flight pilot killed, 2 passengers injured, after Palo Alto plane crash

PALO ALTO — An Angel Flight West pilot was killed and his two passengers were injured after a small airplane crashed into the bay near the city’s airport. Air Traffic Control radio traffic indicated the pilot was possibly unfamiliar with the airport and had to execute a “go-around” and make a second approach at the airfield after he “came in […]

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CORONA: Instructor and student pilots practicing stall recovery injured when plane crashes

CORONA — A flight instructor and student pilot sustained minor injuries after their small plane crashed while practicing stall recoveries, Saturday, Jan. 13. The plane went down in the hills behind the 26900 block of Filly Court, north of Bosley Lane and west of Horsethief Canyon Road, in the Alberhill area of Corona. According to the FAA, new pilots seeking a private pilot’s […]

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BLYTHE: Two uninjured after disabled plane floats safely to ground on parachute

BLYTHE — A pilot and passenger walked away uninjured after a plane they were in crashed into an agricultural field Tuesday, Oct. 3. The aircraft went down in a shallow irrigation ravine near a single-lane road, in the area of N. Intake Boulevard and 6th Avenue, in Blythe. Neither occupant has been identified publicly. SEE RELATED: PERRIS: Plane smashes into fuel tanker in Perris Valley […]

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BANNING: Two hospitalized after plane crashes alongside I-10

BANNING — A plane that crashed in Banning sent both occupants from the plane to the hospital, June 2. The plane went down near John and Hargrave Streets in Banning, alongside Interstate 10, according to fire officials. According to witnesses, the plane’s wing appeared to have clipped several trees as the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing. The wrecked plane came […]

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UPDATED: PERRIS: Plane smashes into fuel tanker in Perris Valley Airport crash

If page fails to load properly, or displays as a plain-text document, try refreshing the page. I am working to resolve the problem. -TM   UPDATE: May 24, 10:50 p.m. PERRIS — Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Cpt. and Public Information Officer Lucas Felman provided additional information about a plane crash that happened earlier today, May 24. The crash happened at the […]

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UPDATED: BANNING: More details emerge after plane ends up on its nose after “hard landing” at local airport

UPDATE: April 26, 4:45 p.m. BANNING – Banning police and Federal Aviation Administration officials are investigating after a plane suffered a “hard landing” at Banning Municipal Airport Monday, April 24. The crash happened about 1:40 p.m. The pilot and sole occupant of the single-engine, 1981 Cessna 210 aircraft at the time of the crash was not seriously injured, according to Federal Aviation […]

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