Corona - Corona

On November 2, 1986 at 10:00 AM, Corona - Corona experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 520, operated by Jack R. Matison, 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 technical failure. During a pleasure flight, the pilot reported that the right engine caught on fire. The pilot made a landing on dry lake bed and disembarked from the plane examination of the wreckage revealed that the path of the landing roll showed no signs of melted metal or debris. There was a large fuel stain visible around the remains of the right wing, right engine and right cowling. The engine components and accessories showed moderate heat distress with no evidence of a blow torch effect. The right wing fuel sump drain valve was located inside a cup of melted aliminum and was in the open position.

Aircraft reference details include registration N70FM, MSN 520-147, year of manufacture 1954.

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