At 1555 Pacific time, a Beech A36TC descended into a three-story apartment building in the Fairfax District. The pilot and three passengers were killed. One person in the apartment building was killed and seven people were seriously injured. The flight had departed Santa Monica Municipal Airport about 10 minutes earlier and was en route to Las Vegas and then Sun Valley, Idaho. Witness accounts said the airplane was flying straight and level, then climbed into the clouds. Shortly after that, it came spinning toward the ground. The pilot had discussed with the tower controller the fact that there was cloud cover in the area and said he would try to pop through the broken stuff.
June 06, Los Angeles, Calif. / Beech Bonanza
At 1555 Pacific time, a Beech A36TC descended into a three-story apartment building in the Fairfax District. The pilot and three passengers were killed. One person in the apartment building was killed and seven people were seriously injured. The flight had departed Santa Monica Municipal Airport about 10 minutes earlier and was en route to Las Vegas and then Sun Valley, Idaho. Witness accounts said the airplane was flying straight and level, then climbed into the clouds. Shortly after that, it came spinning toward the ground. The pilot had discussed with the tower controller the fact that there was cloud cover in the area and said he would try to pop through the broken stuff....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech A36TC aircraft crashed into a three-story apartment building in the Fairfax District, resulting in the deaths of the pilot, three passengers, and one person in the building, with seven others seriously injured.
- The accident occurred about 10 minutes after the flight departed Santa Monica Municipal Airport, while en route to Las Vegas and Sun Valley.
- Witnesses observed the airplane flying straight and level before climbing into clouds, then subsequently spinning towards the ground.
- Prior to the crash, the pilot had discussed the area's cloud cover with air traffic control, expressing an intent to ascend through it.
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