China Lake - Edwards AFB

On May 18, 1992 at 12:26 PM, China Lake - Edwards AFB experienced a crash involving Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, operated by Flight International, with the event recorded near Edwards AFB California.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 22.2%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft was completing a liaison flight from China Lake on behalf of the US Navy, carrying seven US Navy personnels and two pilots. On final approach in good weather conditions, the aircraft struck the ground in a relative flat attitude about 800 metres short of runway 22, slid for about 200 metres and came to rest. All seven passengers were seriously injured and both crew members (Lt David W. Garnett and Aean Lorenzo Rodriguez) were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N742FN, MSN 670, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.9008°, -117.9440°.