Corona - Corona

On November 14, 1979 at 12:30 PM, Corona - Corona experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by Dale Rodenbeek, with the event recorded near Corona California.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

After liftoff, during initial climb, the airplane was difficult to control when it crashed in flames. All three occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8611A, MSN A-518, year of manufacture 1949.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.8753°, -117.5664°.