Plane Crash Near Cal City?

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Anyone know anything about a recent plane crash near Cal City?

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Florida man killed in California plane crash

The Associated Press
CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif.
An airplane that was filming scenes for a movie crashed into a mountain killing two including a man from Florida.

"Nobody survived," said Cmdr. Dave Nelson of the Kern County Sheriff's Department's Search & Rescue division.

A news release from the coroner's office said three planes were taking part in the filming when the pilot of one lost control and slammed into the mountain about 80 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

The office identified the victims as Skip Robinson, 43, of Klamath Falls, Ore. and Terry Fregly, in his 50s, of Tallahassee, Fla.

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Identities of plane crash victims released
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Tuesday, February 28, 2006.
By ALLISON GATLIN and JAMES C. LOUGHRIE
Valley Press Staff Writers



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CALIFORNIA CITY - The identities of two people killed in a Sunday airplane crash were released by the Kern County Sheriff's Department on Monday.
Terry Fregly, 50, of Tallahasse, Fla., and Skip Robertson, 43, of Klammath Falls, Ore., died when their L-39 military jet aircraft crashed into a mountain seven miles northwest of California City about 8:30 a.m.

The aircraft, destroyed by fire in the accident, was one of three flying on an aerial filming mission, FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer said. The other two aircraft landed without incident at the California City Municipal Airport.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.

The aircraft was registered to Mach 1 Aviation of Universal City. Named "Wild Child," the two-seat jet fighter had been featured in television and air show appearances, including the Edwards Air Force Base air show, according to the company's Web site.

The aircraft was a high-speed, high-performance platform for aerial filming, according to the Web site.

Mach 1 Aviation officials could not be reached Monday afternoon.

Reached in Tallahassee on Monday, Fregly's wife told The Associated Press that the Florida real estate developer was a passenger in the two-seat aircraft, which was owned by a friend, and was not handling pilot or photographic duties.

The L-39 Albatros is a jet trainer developed in Czechoslovakia and used by the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia in the 1970s. It is the standard jet trainer used by former Warsaw Pact countries, as well as Afghanistan, Algeria, Ethiopia, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Syria and Vietnam, according to GlobalSecurity.org.

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The exact plane that crashed ("Wild Child") is pictured in this photo. After a couple of minutes, you may be able to see the plane in the background.

You may also be able to see the plane here and here.

This is another shot of it over what appears to be Anacapa Island, just off Santa Barbara.

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OK Guys thatnks for th info... And the eye candy!

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damn. that sucks. bsbd.

one of the nicer L-39s out there.

condolences to the fams.

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one of the nicer L-39s out there.

The company I worked for used it a couple of times for high speed drop tests. It had a beautiful paint job and the interior was done in glove soft gray leather. It was really puss.

When we used it Skip Holm was flying. He has won the Gold Class at Reno in Dago Red.

Sparky

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Here's the Prelim Report from NTSBs web site...

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NTSB Identification: LAX06FA124
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, February 26, 2006 in California City, CA
Aircraft: Aero Vodochody L39, registration: N39DF
Injuries: 2 Fatal.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

On February 26, 2006, about 0820 Pacific standard time, an Aero Vodochody L39, N39DF, collided into hilly terrain while performing a low altitude course reversal maneuver about 6.4 nautical miles northwest of California City, California. The experimental category turbojet airplane was registered to Mach 1 Aviation, Universal City, California. The airplane was destroyed during the impact sequence and post crash fire. The airplane was equipped with dual flight controls, and it could be piloted from either the front or rear seat. The commercial certificated pilots were fatally injured. The accident occurred during a flight conducted for the purpose of filming a motion picture involving two L39 airplanes. The film producer-director and the cameraman were in the lead Cessna 310 airplane, and the cameraman filmed a portion of the accident airplane's final maneuver. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the work-related flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was performed under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and it originated from Van Nuys, California, about 0710.