Mount Baldy Crash and Fatality: update

What: Four-seat, single-engine Cessna 172 originating in Palo Alto. The plane was registered to Advantage Aviation Inc. of Palo Alto.
Where: In the mountains about two miles northwest of Incline Village near Lake Tahoe
When: Late Thursday night/early Friday morning. The body was found August 8.
Who: The pilot was Doyle John Borchers II who died of multiple injuries due to blunt force trauma,
Why: Crashed near the Mount Baldy peak. Visibility was obscured at the scene of the accident, hampering the initial investigation. The NTSB investigation is ongoing.

Cessna 172 Emergency Landing in Ventura County

What: Cessna 172, originating from Santa Monica airport
Where: Tierra Rejada Valley field east of the 23 Freeway
When: 4:45 p.m. Wednesday
Who: Pilot and passenger were able to exit the plane without major injuries
Why: Not available. The plane flipped over while making an emergency landing.

Oakland Plane crash-landing

What: Cessna 172, part of the Flying Vikings, based at the Hayward Executive Airport
Where: in a vacant lot about 30 feet from the West Grand Avenue ramp to the bridge toll plaza,
When: 12:50 p.m. Monday
Who: pilot Richard Liu and traffic reporter, identified as Alan Brooks,
Why:oil pressure plummeted and the motor seized up

KCBS radio traffic reporter and pilot forced to crash land in a quarry when the plane fails. No fatalities

Plane crash

What: Cessna 172
Where: in a residential area near Big Bear Airport
When: Wednesday mid day May 28
Who: Pilot sustained minor injuries
Why: Struck power lines