Articles Tagged With ‘Plane crash’




Paso Robles bound plane makes emergency landing in field

By KAREN VELIE The pilot of a plane headed to Paso Robles made an emergency landing in an agricultural field south of King City on Monday, which resulted in minor damage to the landing gear, according to the Monterey County... (Continue reading)

Central Coast YouTuber pleads guilty to crashing plane for views

By KAREN VELIE A Central Coast YouTuber pled guilty to obstructing a federal investigation after he deliberately crashed an airplane in Santa Barbara County and then destroyed the evidence to gain online views, the Justice Department announced today. YouTuber Trevor... (Continue reading)

Two die in plane crash near Fresno

A small experimental aircraft barely made it off a northwest Fresno runway Monday afternoon before crashing, snapping in half and landing partially submerged in the San Joaquin River. Both people on board died. [KFSN] The single-engine Express S-90 plane took... (Continue reading)

Two die as homebuilt plane crashes in Ventura County

A homebuilt plane crashed in a lemon orchard in Ventura County Saturday afternoon, killing both of the people onboard. The crash occurred in Santa Paula, just north of the city of Ventura. [KABC] On the way down, the plane collided... (Continue reading)

Family of five dies in Bakersfield plane crash

Five members of a Northern California family died Saturday when their small plane crashed in an almond orchard near Bakersfield. Both parents, two daughters and a son died in the crash. [Mercury News] The family was flying from San Jose... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara aviation workers killed in plane crash

Two Santa Barbara aviation workers died in a plane crash Saturday afternoon in the San Bernardino mountains. [KCOY] Friends have identified the victims as Bob Trimble and Terri Day. Both Trimble and Day worked at avionics and engineering firm Accurate... (Continue reading)

Plane crash victims’ questionable pasts

By KAREN VELIE Exclusive: The two men identified in a plane crash in the backcountry of Santa Barbara have been identified as a San Diego pilot and a businessman, both of whom have questionable backgrounds. The pilot, David Keith Martz, 58,... (Continue reading)

Second person killed in Central Coast plane crash

A second person died in a Thursday night plane crash in a remote area of Santa Barbara County. The plane reportedly took off from an airport in  San Luis Obispo County en route to San Diego. Authorities found the body... (Continue reading)

Pilot killed in Central Coast plane crash

The pilot of a small plane that reportedly took off in San Luis Obispo died in a crash in a remote area of Santa Barbara County Thursday night. Authorities have yet to determine the identity of the pilot. Responders were... (Continue reading)

Plane leaves SLO, crashes in Santa Barbara County

A small plane that reportedly departed from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport crashed late Thursday night in Santa Barbara County. [KSBY] At least one person was on the Cessna 182 when it crashed, authorities say. It is not yet... (Continue reading)