According to a San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department news release, on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 12:53 p.m., Sheriff’s Dispatch received several calls regarding a plane that had just crashed in the Santa Ana River wash just north of the Redlands Airport. Witnesses stated they saw the plane doing aerobatics when, for unknown reasons, it appeared to lose altitude and crashed. Upon arrival deputies confirmed the two occupants were deceased.
Sheriff’s Aviation Division, FAA and NTSB are currently at the location and the investigation is ongoing to determine if the aircraft experienced some type of malfunction prior to the crash.
The names of the victims are being withheld at this time pending notification of next of kin but have been confirmed as members of the California Air National Guard.
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