Three people are killed when a Phoenix Air jet crashes in California during a practise flight
Near San Clemente Island, which is roughly one nautical mile away, the plane crashed after taking off from Point Mugu, a Navy base on the mainland.
Phoenix Air, the victims’ employer, confirmed that three persons perished in a jet crash early this week off the coast of California’s San Clemente Island. Phoenix Air said that the victims were participating in a U.S. Navy training exercise at the time of the tragedy. The trio worked as flight attendants on a Phoenix Air Learjet 36. According to the Xinhua news agency, the plane crashed into the water off San Clemente Island in Southern California at around 7:40 am local time on Wednesday.
Between 1973 and 1993, Learjet produced the multi-purpose Learjet 36 business jet and military transport. In addition to having a military runway, training facilities, and the Navy’s sole remaining ship-to-shore live shooting range, San Clemente Island, the southernmost of California’s Channel Islands, is owned by the military.
The aircraft, according to the business, took off from Point Mugu, a Navy base on the mainland, and crashed approximately a nautical mile from San Clemente Island. In a Navy training exercise, it was one of two Phoenix Air Learjets; the other one made a successful landing. In a zone that was off limits to civilian traffic, both aircraft were flying.
Phoenix Air is a government and military contractor situated at the Cartersville-Bartow County Airport in Georgia, northwest of Atlanta.
