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3 Survive Fiery Catalina Crash

What: Sabovich and Sons Cessna 310 registration N310XX
Where: Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California
When: Oct 2 2010 3:40
Who: 3 aboard: 54-year old pilot, the 50-year old male passenger and the 48-year old female passenger
Why: The pilot flew in from Santa Ana to pick up two passengers. On takeoff, the left engine failed. The pilot had to make a forced landing a half-mile southeast of the airport, which set off a field fire.

The injured were airlifted to hospitals by helicopter.

Passengers sustained significant but non-life-threatening burns.

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