Monday, April 20, 2009

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Aircraft down: - Crash kills two

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 08:31 PM PDT

Small aircraft down off El Capitan State Beach in Santa Barbara County


IA:
17:40 p.m - reports of the plane going down into the ocean off El Capitan State Beach. Coast Guard reports debris field was located.
Additional: There are reports that the plane was an aerobatic type of plane out of Santa Monica Airport, allegedly performing aerobatic moves when it went down. It is unknown how many people were on board.
Location: Santa Barbara County - El Capitan State Beach - two miles off the coast.
Resources: Santa Barbara County Fire Santa Barbara County Fire, Coast Guard, and state park officials are searching the waters with water vessels and helicopters.
IC: A command post has been set up and the Coast Guard will search through the night.

CA-SCU Del Puerto - Vegetation fire Del Puerto Canyon

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 11:44 AM PDT

CA-SCU Del Puerto - Wildland Fire

Update: 1132 - Two fires, Full containment on smaller fire, larger fire will have full containment in 30 mins
Update:
1058 - BC 1616 at scene, Delta Crew 6 responding to Del Puerto Canyon Rd. and Interstate 5.
Update: 1025 - Fire confirmed by Copter 106, Staged units rolling to confirmed wildfire.

View CA-SCU Del Puerto - Wildland Fire in a larger map
IC: BC-1616 - Del Puerto Incident
IA: 1000 - Report of smoke behind Frank Rains park.
Resources: staging 1676(ALCO line), 4267(I-5/Sperry Rd.)
Dozer Transport 1642 rolling, Hand crews ordered up.
Location: Del Puerto Canyon - Hideout Canyon - Turn at blue mailbox
Google map - Link
Comms: 151.445 Tone 3

San Jose - Aircraft down - Mt. Hamilton - 2 dead

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 09:14 AM PDT

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal aviation official says a small plane has crashed in the San Jose area, killing both people on board.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said Sunday the single-engine Champion Citabria crashed Saturday for unknown reasons at the 400-foot level of Mt. Hamilton.

The names of the dead were not released.

Gregor says the plane left Watsonville around 9:30 Saturday morning and was headed to a private airstrip in Alta Mesa. It was reported missing that afternoon after it failed to arrive.

Gregor says the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.

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