Double fatal small plane crash N109DC near French Valley Airport KZSW

KZSW reporter Bill Lorin and photographer Chad Buchanan cover a double fatal plane crash in a field near the French Valley Airport close to Temecula/Murrieta, along Winchester Road. We were told the plane was experimental and was on it's first flight after some repair work was done. The pilot and the planes mechanic died at the scene. Interviewed in this video are Sean Dakin of CalFire/CDF/Riverside County Fire, witness Nathan Abeel, witness David Borel, and witness Bill Eckburg. This video was shot and edited by Chad Buchanan on 5/30/08.

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News & Politics

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• plane
• small
• experimental
• double
• fatal
• flight
• french
• valley
• crash
• winchester
• road
• CalFire
• RRU
• Murrieta
• Police
• WRRG
• Poulin
• L/Cullen
• Lancair
• Legacy
• N109DC

[singleproppilot]

Thou shalt maintain sufficient airspeed lest the ground arise and smite thee...

[xGhostHD]

Wow I live in murrieta we got sum ugly people :O

[antitheist666wes]

i thought the guy in hat was a horse

[michaelpilot1000]

Let me guess.. Home built by low time and near non current time pilot..

[michaelpilot1000]

@singleproppilot Hey we went to same common sense flight school!

[GundamFan89]

What an ugly orange mic you have.  Time to upgrade to a $2 black cover replacement?

[crazymonkeyVII]

@fishmaster232 tss!

[planefreak3]

it did a split S into the ground practically

[chris5812341234]

nice microphone

[tommyeflight89]

Suicide by plane? Are you kidding me? You see a 2min video by people that know little about airplanes, and you draw that conclusion... Man, see if the FAA/NTSB is hiring!

A quick search reveals the probable cause as fuel starvation. The aircraft ran out of fuel on approach to land, and stalled. That is what the witnesses are describing as a barrel roll.

Engine out in Lancair, low and slow... You dont stand a big chance.