American Air Plane Crash

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Sunday, August 16, 2015 was the scene of a midair plane crash near the Brown Field Municipal Airport in San Diego that left five dead according to authorities and as reported online at ABC 7 News.
Besides leaving five people dead, the two small planes that were involved in the collision also left in its aftermath a brushfire in a remote field in southern San Diego County, only 1.5 miles from the Mexican border.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesperson, Ian Gregor, the midair collision occurred at about 11:00 a.m., 2 miles northeast of the Brown Field Municipal Airport.
The Cessna, carrying only the pilot on a cross-country trip and the Sabreliner, contracted by BAE Systems, a military contractor, was transporting four people when the midair crash occurred. BAE Systems confirmed that these employees were on the aircraft. Andrew Swick, National Transportation Safety Board investigator …show more content…

The LA Times reported that the brush fires affected 2 acres of the remote field.
The Chula Vista Fire Department, Cal Fire personnel, and the San Diego Fire and Rescue Department all responded to the scene of the plane crash. One Chula Vista firefighter was transported to a nearby hospital with heat-related problems as the temperatures in the fire reached well above 100 degrees.
According to sources, Brown Field is used by private, charter, government, and corporate aircrafts as a reliever landing venue that is designed to reduce the influx of these kinds of flights that use Lindbergh Field (the area’s international airport).
The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are currently conducting an investigation into the crash.
Rizio & Nelson wish to offer their condolences to the families and friends of those lost to this horrific

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