San Diego - San Diego

On March 5, 1974 at 11:10 AM, San Diego - San Diego experienced a crash involving NAMC YS-11, operated by Pacific Southwest Airlines - PSA, with the event recorded near Borrego Springs California.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew (four pilots) departed San Diego Airport on a training mission. En route, the crew simulated stall conditions when both engines failed to respond. Shortly later, both engines caught fire and the crew decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed about 8,8 miles east of Borrego Springs and came to rest in flames in a desert area. While all four crew members escaped uninjured, the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N208PA, MSN 2082, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.2567°, -116.3783°.