Members Funkee1 Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 And we had nothing to do with it!!! Plane crash in Corona, CA kills 5! CORONA, Calif. -- Four people were killed Sunday when two planes collided about a mile from AJO-Corona Municipal Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Two people died in the collision and two people on the ground also were killed, said FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer, who emphasized the information was preliminary. "We're told there were two fatalities from the collision, as well as two fatalities on the ground," Kenitzer said. "One, we're told, was in a car and one was walking."Click here to find out more! Kenitzer said he is based in Seattle, and the information he reported came from FAA Operations personnel based in Los Angeles. The crash was reported about 3:35 p.m. near Auto Center Drive and Wardlow Road, which parallels the Riverside (91) Freeway about a mile southwest of the airport, according to local media reports. Virgil Rodriguez, a manager at the nearby Corona Nissan, told local media that sales staff and customers were outside when they heard an explosion and saw debris come raining down. "It was like an explosion in the air and we seen debris flying all over the place," he said. "We all ran inside, everybody just ran for cover because everything was flying everywhere. I believe a body landed on top of a car, one in the middle of the street and the plane landed in the back of our building and crushed a couple of cars." "At first we thought it was only one [plane], but we after everything came down, there was one in the back of our building and one in the middle of the street," Rodriguez said, adding that the planes appeared to be Cessnas. Rodriguez said bodies landed all over the dealership. "We got four bodies on our property -- two in the plane, one in the driveway and one on the car," he told local media. The Corona airport is for general aviation and does not have a control tower, local media reported. The airport remained opened, according to local media. I said 5 because the death toll had increased by one when I came to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 What a mess . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted January 21, 2008 CMS Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 [cynic] I wonder if the car saleman lost an 'up' for not selling a car to the guy who landed in their lot. [/cynic] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 I used to keep my plane at Corona. It looks like someone entered the downwind leg of the pattern and t-boned the other aircraft which was already in the pattern. Theres a lot of traffic around there not only from Corona but Orange County, Chino, Riverside and Flabob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Undead Sycip Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Don't blame, I'm here in Rhode Island! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SelenaBassGirl Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 they said that that airport didn't have a control tower or something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 they said that that airport didn't have a control tower or something.. Most don't, no biggie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SelenaBassGirl Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Most don't, no biggie. I suppose common sense would be to pay attention where you are flying! I mean, we don't have control towers when we drive! Only GPS to help us find something..that is the closest for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ec437 Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Most don't, no biggie. Yep, just keep your eyes open, don't be a dumbass, and everyone will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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