- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 16, 1991 |
Time: | 0143 |
Location: | San Diego, CA |
Operator: | Duncan Aircraft Sales |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | San Diego - Amarillo, TX - Evansville, IN |
AC Type: | Hawker-Siddeley DH-125-1A/522 |
Registration: | N831LC |
cn / ln: | 25095 |
Aboard: | 10 (passengers:8 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 10 (passengers:8 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft hit rising terrain near the top of Mt. Otay, 8 miles NE of Brown Field at an elevation of 3,300 feet shortly after taking off. Improper planning/decision by the pilot. Failure of the crew to maintain proper altitude and clearance over mountainous terrain and the failure of the copilot to adequately monitor the progress of the flight. Seven members of the Reba McEntire band were killed. |
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