Two Killed In Lockheed 12A Crash In Chino, California

Two people were killed in the crash of Lockheed 12A Electra Junior near Chino Airport in California on Saturday. The aircraft crashed just outside the fence and caught fire. Details on the circumstances of the accident were limited in the first hours afterward and will be updated as they come available. The plane was identified on some sites as N93R, which is registered to the Yanks Air Museum at the Chino Airport. The museum was holding a Father’s Day event on Saturday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Electra Junior is a six-seat shrunk version of the more popular Lockheed 10 named for the number of passenger seats it held. The 12A was built after the 10 and was seen as a “feeder airline” candidate.

Two people were killed after the small World War II-era plane they were in crashed after taking off from an airport in Southern California, reports say.

In Chino, California, a twin-engine Lockheed 12A crashed near a small airport on Saturday, reports ABC 30 Action News and KCAL News. The crash killed the two passengers on board whose identities have not been released.

Firefighters arrived at the scene at around 12:35 p.m. to find the plane 200 yard away from Chino Airport’s runway in the grass field of the airport, Bryan Turner, Chino Valley Fire District battalion chief, told ABC News.

The crash will be investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board, according to ABC.

USA TODAY reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration, Chino Valley Fire District and Chino Vallet Police Department for comment.

Two pilots onboard a small World War II-era plane were killed Saturday when the aircraft crashed shortly after departing from Chino Airport, officials said.

A twin-engine Lockheed 12A crashed around 12:35 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

The identities of the deceased individuals weren’t immediately revealed, but according to two friends who spoke with ABC7, one of the victims is Frank Wright, the Chief of Operations at the Yanks Air Museum. Wright had participated in a panel discussion at a Father’s Day event at the museum before the crash, according to a witness.

Friends said Wright was a major part of the museum.

No additional people were onboard the plane, and no one on the ground was injured.

The witness who was at the Father’s Day event said he was taking photos and filming video when the crash occurred.

“There was a shrub or a bush in front of me, a tall one, maybe about 10 or 12 feet high, and I had to move around it, and the moment I came around it, the plane disappeared behind it,” he said. “But then when I got around it, the plane started listing to the left … very sharp, and started going down.”

The witness recalled the moment of impact, saying it “happened right in front of his eyes.”

“Took a nose dive and the first part of the plane that hit was the left wing, and that’s where the fuel was I guess, and what happened was immediate explosion.”

It’s unclear what caused the plane to crash. The FAA said that agency and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.

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