N68392

On February 2, 1981 at 12:00 AM, N68392 experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, operated by Miller Air Transporters Company, with the event recorded near San Clemente Island NAS California.

The flight was categorized as illegal (smuggling) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 human factor. The pilot, sole on board, was completing an illegal flight to Santa Barbara when the airplane crashed in a mountainous area located on the San Clemente Island. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances and the wreckage was found seven months later on September 11, 1981. The pilot was killed. A load of 900 lbs of marijuana was also found in and around the wreckage.

Aircraft reference details include registration N68392, MSN 5615, year of manufacture 1943.