A mid-air collision killed at least five people in Corona, California, on January 20, 2008.
Fast Facts:
- 45 miles east of Los Angeles
- Victims in the planes:
- Scott Lawrence, 55 of Cerritos, California
- Paul Carlson, 73 of Cerritos, California
- Brandon Johnson, 24, from Costa Mesa, California
- Anthony Guzman, 20, from Hesperia, California
- Earl Smiddy, 58, from Moreno Valley, California, was killed by falling debris
- Cessna 172 registered to William A. Reinke of La Habra, California
- Cessna 150 is registered on Air Corona, Inc.
- Cause is under investigation
Corona Plane Crash News
- Google News: Corona Plane Crash
- CNN.com: Officials Probe Midair Collision That Killed Man in Car Dealership (January 21, 2008)
- Los Angeles Times: "Midair Collision over Corona Leaves Five Dead" (January 21, 2008)
- A Cessna 150 and a Cessna 172 collided in mid-air about 45 miles east of Los Angeles in clear skies on Sunday afternoon. Two passengers in each plane were killed, and one person on the ground was killed by falling debris.
- The Press Association: Four Dead in Mid-air Plane Crash (January 21, 2008)
- The Sun: "Plane Crash Kills Five" (January 21, 2008)
- eFluxMedia: Private Planes Collide in Southern California Killing 5 (January 21, 2008)
- WTOP: Bodies Fall Out of Sky As Planes Collide (January 21, 2008)