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Cessna Citation crashes after Landing At Santa Monica Airport
A twin-engine Cessna Citation went off the runway and crashed at Santa Monica Airport Sunday evening. The incident occurred at 6:20 p.m. The plane apparently struck a hangar, according to Ian Gregor, public affairs manager for the FAA. There is no word on how many people were on board or their condition. The plane originated from Hailey, Idaho. (Hailey is a small community of less than 8,000 residents but its proximity to mountains has made it a popular spot for celebrities over the years… (losangeles.cbslocal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I believe the plane was owned by Mark Benjamin - Morley Builders. http://www.morleybuilders.com/ as that address in Malibu is listed under Mark Benjamin Trust and that family had a long presence in Hailey, Idaho community. We'll just have to wait and see.
September 30, 2013
We are aware of a plane crash at Santa Monica Airport last night. While we do not have specific facts, we believe that our President and CEO, Mark Benjamin, and his son, Luke Benjamin, a Senior Project Engineer with us were on board.
We are unable to issue a further statement at this time. We will provide you with more updates as soon as we learn of them. Thank you.
Issued by Charles Muttillo, Vice President
We are aware of a plane crash at Santa Monica Airport last night. While we do not have specific facts, we believe that our President and CEO, Mark Benjamin, and his son, Luke Benjamin, a Senior Project Engineer with us were on board.
We are unable to issue a further statement at this time. We will provide you with more updates as soon as we learn of them. Thank you.
Issued by Charles Muttillo, Vice President
I think you could be correct. If so this would not be the first Cessna owned by Mark Benjamin destroyed in a crash. A Cessna 421C was severely damaged in a crash in 2002 in Hailey Idaho:
http://aircrashed.com/aircraft/aSEA02LA046.shtml
http://aircrashed.com/aircraft/aSEA02LA046.shtml
Flight info:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N194SJ/history/20130929/2300Z/KSUN/KSMO
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N194SJ/history/20130929/2300Z/KSUN/KSMO
History:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N194SJ
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N194SJ
I took this photo a month ago in California and it leaves a bad feeling...
R.I.P.
Guido
R.I.P.
Guido
http://www.ourairports.com/airports/KSMO/#lat=34.013476150494384,lon=-118.45467567443848,zoom=20,type=Satellite,airport=KSMO
the aircraft then spun leaving debris beside the runway prior to striking the hangar;
http://o2.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/quality/82/resize/442x295/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/65b3d4ab535c87f623b0646a5266f0b6
Striking the hangars located here; http://www.ourairports.com/airports/KSMO/#lat=34.012551252983414,lon=-118.45627695322037,zoom=19,type=Satellite,airport=KSMO
Info is unconfirmed but from witness to the accident.