San Diego - Las Vegas

While in cruising altitude on a flight from San Diego to Las Vegas, the pilot suffered physical impairment. The airplane crashed in a desert area near Lucerne Valley. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was written off.

Flight / Schedule

San Diego - Las Vegas

Registration

N94HD

MSN

680-1811-28

Year of Manufacture

1968

Date

November 11, 1978 at 03:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Desert

Crash Location

Lucerne Valley California

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

34.4439°, -116.9678°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On November 11, 1978 at 03:00 AM, San Diego - Las Vegas experienced a crash involving Rockwell Turbo Commander 680/681, operated by La Jolla Properties, with the event recorded near Lucerne Valley California.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. While in cruising altitude on a flight from San Diego to Las Vegas, the pilot suffered physical impairment. The airplane crashed in a desert area near Lucerne Valley. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration N94HD, MSN 680-1811-28, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.4439°, -116.9678°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While in cruising altitude on a flight from San Diego to Las Vegas, the pilot suffered physical impairment. The airplane crashed in a desert area near Lucerne Valley. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was written off.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

San Diego - Las Vegas

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Desert

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

N94HD

MSN

680-1811-28

Year of Manufacture

1968