Plane Crashes Into House, No Injuries On Ground

Three people died Wednesday afternoon when a Cessna 182 and a Cessna 172RG collided over a residential neighborhood near Gillespie Field, between El Cajon and La Mesa, CA.

No one on the ground was injured by the falling wreckage, although the burning wreckage of one of the aircraft landed on the roof of an unoccupied house, briefly starting a fire in the attic. The other aircraft fell onto a park less than half a mile away.

The collision occurred at approximately 4:45 pm. Witnesses told the Los Angeles Times of hearing an explosions, and seeing a fireball in the sky.

Skies were clear at the time of the accident, with light winds. The aircraft were at approximately 2,300 ft. AGL when the collision occurred.

FAA reports show there were two onboard the 172RG, which owned by San Diego, CA-based Scandinavian Aviation Academy. One person was onboard the C182 (file photo of type, below).

Authorities have not released the identities of the victims. The FAA and NTSB are investigating.

**   Report created 2/9/2006   Record 4

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 9531B        Make/Model: C172      Description: 172, P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk XP, Cutla
  Date: 02/08/2006     Time: 0042

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: Y    Missing:
  Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
  City: EL CAJON   State: CA   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  N9531B, A CESSNA C172 COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER ACFT, N759KE, A CESSNA C182, AT
  APPROXIMATELY 2300FT, THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD N9531B AND THE ONE PERSON ON
  BOARD N759KE WERE FATALLY INJURED, BOTH ACFT WERE DESTROYED, 3 MILES SOUTH
  OF GILLESPIE FIELD, EL CAJON, CA

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   2
                 # Crew:   2     Fat:   2     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: SEE 160PST 200BKN 25SM 26808KT A2993

OTHER DATA

  FAA FSDO: SAN DIEGO, CA  (WP09)                 Entry date: 02/09/2006

FMI: www.ntsb.gov