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Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; San Diego, California
RAMONA, California – Three adults were uninjured after a single-engine plane went down today about six miles east of El Capitan Reservoir in East County, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and Cal Fire.
Location: Alpine, California
Accident Number: WPR22LA144
Date and Time: March 19, 2022, 15:30 Local
Registration: N42764
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-151
Injuries: 3 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Piper
Registration: N42764
Model/Series: PA-28-151
Aircraft Category: Airplane
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Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
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Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
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Observation Time: 16:00 Local
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Departure Point: Gillespie, CA (SEE)
Destination: Alpine, CA
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Unknown
Passenger Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Fire: None
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Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 3 None
Latitude, Longitude: 32.929204,-116.66529
A witness called the sheriff’s department at 4:09 p.m. Saturday that a downed aircraft was possibly west of the Three Sisters Trailhad near Ramona.
Cal Fire told a KUSI reporter that the pilot and two passengers escaped the crash uninjured. The witness said they were with two of the occupants walking toward the road, said sheriff’s Lt. Joe Barry. He said a sheriff’s helicopter was on its way to the area to investigate the crash.
Cal Fire crews were also on their way to the crash site.
SAN DIEGO, California — A small aircraft went down approximately six miles east of the El Capitan Reservoir in East County, the San Diego County Sheriffs Department confirmed to CBS 8.
The small plane was carrying three passengers who were all uninjured, CALFIRE said.
A witness called the sheriff's department at 4:09 p.m. on Saturday reporting that a downed aircraft was possibly west of the Three Sisters Trailhead near Ramona.
Authorities confirmed to CBS 8, CALFIRE was responding to a rescue near the trail and were able to fly over and locate the downed plane.
Crews hiked down to where the plane was located and began helping the passengers.
Officials are investigating after a plane went down in East County Saturday.
According to the San Diego Sheriff's Department, the crash happened at Boulder Creek Rd. about six miles east of El Capitan Reservoir around 4:15 p.m.
Cal Fire also responded to the scene.
According to Cal Fire PIO Thomas Shoots three adults were onboard the plane and are uninjured.
SDSO and Cal Fire are investigating what caused the plane to go down.
Authorities are investigating after a plane crashed in east San Diego County Saturday afternoon.
According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, the crash was reported around 4:30 p.m. near the 12000 block of Boulder Creek Road near Ramona.
Cal Fire is also responding to the scene.
At this time, the type of plane that crashed and the extent of any possible injuries are unknown.