Articles Tagged With ‘Plane crash’




Search for missing Solvang pilot still delayed

A search for a missing Solvang pilot whose single-engine airplane apparently crashed near Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome will be resumed in June, park officials said. [Santa Maria Times] Nicol Wilson’s 1966 Mooney M20F disappeared from radar Dec. 17 after... (Continue reading)

67-year-old crash lands into vineyard

A 67-year-old Novato man crashed landed his plane into a Sonoma County vineyard on Saturday and then walked away unhurt. [SanFranciscoChronicle] Patrick Bell took off from Petaluma Airport and was flying over unincorporated Bennetts Valley when he discovered that his... (Continue reading)

Plane crashes at Paso Robles airport

A single engine aircraft crashed at the Paso Robles Airport Monday afternoon while attempting to land and take off again without coming to a stop. Paso Robles firefighters responded to the crash after the failed touch and go maneuver around... (Continue reading)

Plane crashes into the Oceano Dunes, one dead

A small plane crashed into the Oceano Dunes on Wednesday at about 4:20 p.m. [KSBY] The pilot, the only person aboard, died in the crash. The San Luis Obispo County Coroner is on the scene. CalCoastNews will provide more information... (Continue reading)

Plane crashes off shore of Morro Bay

Two men in a plane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean north of Morro Bay were pulled from the wreckage by a coast guard team in a helicopter Sunday afternoon. A 70-year-old father and his 30-year-old-son were on their way... (Continue reading)

SLO pilot blamed for plane crash

Federal investigator said three pilot errors including running an engine out of gas caused a plane to crash last February in San Bernardino. [PressEnterprise] The pilot Lonny Rollins, 39, of San Luis Obispo and his passenger and pilot Greg Fitzgerald,... (Continue reading)

Plane crashes in Paso Robles

A pilot was injured after his single engine airplane crashed north of Paso Robles Airport at about 4:20 a.m.on Friday. The unnamed man was attempting to land a 2010 Piper Malibu Matrix when he crashed during his final approach in... (Continue reading)

Plane crash at Oceano Airport

A single engine aircraft crashed at the Oceano airport at about 11 a.m. today, said San Luis Obispo Sheriff department officials. The small plane crashed as it was landing on the runway. Rescue personnel were not called and no one... (Continue reading)

Four people survive Camarillo plane crash

Four people escaped from a small plane that crashed into a Camarillo storage depot shortly before the single-engine plane burst into flames on Saturday. [VenturaCountyStar] The Beechcraft Bonanza was in route from Chino to the Camarillo when the engine stalled... (Continue reading)

2 critically injured in plane crash

Two men from San Luis Obispo County were critically injured when their twin-engine plane crashed near the San Bernardino Airport on Monday. [LATimes] The victims, Lonny Rollins, 39, of San Luis Obispo and Greg Fitzgerald, 61, of Paso Robles were... (Continue reading)