Another Mid-Air - San Diego, CA USA

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AVweb and other news sources are reporting the midair collision of a business jet and a C-172. This article does not mention radar surveillance, approach control, tower ops, etc, but San Diego, of course, is a major city, and, as described "Brown Field is a busy general aviation airport. General aviation encompasses all aviation except air carrier and military, although the military continues to maintain a strong presence. The types of general aviation aircraft that operate at Brown Field include: private, corporate, charter, air ambulance, law enforcement, fire rescue, flight training, cargo, skydiving, banner towing, and airships. The FAA has classified Brown Field as a reliever airport for San Diego International, Lindbergh Field."

 

Five Killed In Midair Collision

 

By AVweb Staff

 

 

Five people died in the midair collision of a Sabreliner twin-engine business jet and a Cessna 172 near San Diego on Sunday. Both airplanes were trying to land at Brown Field Municipal Airport, about a mile north of the Mexican border, according to the FAA. Both aircraft came down in open fields near the airport, about a quarter-mile apart, and sparked a series of fires which took about two hours to control. It's not clear if either airplane broke up in the air, or if they were destroyed when hitting the ground. The Sabreliner, with four on board, was registered to military contractor BAE Systems, which confirmed that its employees were aboard the jet. The 172 pilot was alone.

 

"It appears it was a very violent crash, as you can tell by both aircraft being in multiple pieces," Cal Fire Division Chief Nick Schuler told the San Diego Union-Tribune. Aside from the fires, nothing was damaged on the ground. The NTSB is investigating the crash.

 

 

[Guest SrPilot]

AVweb and other news sources are reporting the midair collision of a business jet and a C-172. This article does not mention radar surveillance, approach control, tower ops, etc, but San Diego, of course, is a major city, and, as described "Brown Field is a busy general aviation airport. General aviation encompasses all aviation except air carrier and military, although the military continues to maintain a strong presence. The types of general aviation aircraft that operate at Brown Field include: private, corporate, charter, air ambulance, law enforcement, fire rescue, flight training, cargo, skydiving, banner towing, and airships. The FAA has classified Brown Field as a reliever airport for San Diego International, Lindbergh Field."

 

Five Killed In Midair Collision

 

By AVweb Staff

 

 

Five people died in the midair collision of a Sabreliner twin-engine business jet and a Cessna 172 near San Diego on Sunday. Both airplanes were trying to land at Brown Field Municipal Airport, about a mile north of the Mexican border, according to the FAA. Both aircraft came down in open fields near the airport, about a quarter-mile apart, and sparked a series of fires which took about two hours to control. It's not clear if either airplane broke up in the air, or if they were destroyed when hitting the ground. The Sabreliner, with four on board, was registered to military contractor BAE Systems, which confirmed that its employees were aboard the jet. The 172 pilot was alone.

 

"It appears it was a very violent crash, as you can tell by both aircraft being in multiple pieces," Cal Fire Division Chief Nick Schuler told the San Diego Union-Tribune. Aside from the fires, nothing was damaged on the ground. The NTSB is investigating the crash.

 

 

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yeah that's not good. some of the comments in MSM on this incidents where appalling.

 

 

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yeah that's not good. some of the comments in MSM on this incidents where appalling.