Lake Elsinore - Chino

On May 11, 1978 at 03:05 PM, Lake Elsinore - Chino experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, operated by Cim Associates, with the event recorded near Lake Elsinore-Skylark Field California.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Lake Elsinore-Skylark Field, while climbing, the airplane suffered an engine failure. It lost height and crashed into Lake Elsinore, few hundred yards offshore. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N63H, MSN AF-344, year of manufacture 1953.