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2008/12/26

Aguanga Crash update


What: Beech V35B, N1587L en route from Chino California to Aguanga, CA
Where: Aguanga, CA . off Highway 79, just south of the Riverside-San Diego County Line. T
When: December 20, 2008 1330 Pacific standard time
Who:
Why: Plane damaged following impact with terrain while maneuvering near Aguanga, California. The certificated private pilot and the sole passenger were killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight departed the Chino Airport (CNO), Chino, California, about 1300. The airplane had impacted an open field in a nose low, wings level attitude, on a magnetic heading of 275 degrees. The airplane came to rest in an upright position. The cabin and cockpit areas were destroyed, the empennage was intact, and both wings had sustained structural damage. The nose gear, both main landing gear, and the flaps were observed in the retracted position. The engine remained attached to the fuselage, and the three-bladed propeller remained attached to the engine's crankshaft. The presence of fuel by smell but there was no fire.

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