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Crash of a Cessna 560 Citation Encore at Miramar NAS: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 2004 at 2042 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
165938
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Grand Junction - Miramar
MSN:
560-0567
YOM:
2000
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Miramar NAS following a routine training mission in Grand Junction. On final approach to Miramar NAS by night, the aircraft crashed near the interstate 15, about 2,400 metres short of runway 24R. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed. A weather observation taken from the base at 2045LT reported five-mile visibility with light fog or haze, and a cloud ceiling at 800 feet.
Crew:
Lt Col T. Nicholson,
Lt Col Robert Zeisler.
Passengers:
Sgt Francisco Cortez,
Cpl Jeremy Lindroth.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon in Miramar NAS: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
37174
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Miramar - Miramar
MSN:
15-1140
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a maritime patrol flight. Enroute, the crew informed ground that an engine caught fire and elected to return for an emergency landing. On final approach, at an altitude of 200 feet, the aircraft went out of control and crashed one mile short of runway. Five crew members were killed with two others were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.