Aircraft Crashes Record Office
Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques

Accident description
   
     
Date & Time
 
28MAR2006 at 1655LT
Type of Aircraft
 
Operator
 
Registration
 
N208WE
Location
 
Yucaipa
   
Flight number
   
Schedule
 
Thermal - Ontario
 
Construction number
 
208B-1171
Year of manufacture
 
2005
     
Crew on board
 
2
Pax on board
 
0
Crew fatalities
 
2
Pax fatalities
 
0
Other fatalities
 
0
Total fatalities
 
2

Circumstances
   
 
The aircraft and its two occupants were flying to Ontario, California. During flight, the single engine aircraft struck a mountain slope near Yucaipa, California. Both occupants were killed. According to Palm Springs Weather Briefing Center, sky was broken at 7,500 & 9,000 feet at the time of the accident. The pilot was making a demonstration flight to the passenger, president of Pacific Aircraft Sales Company.


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