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Pilot Killed as Small Plane Crashed Near Big Bear Lake

A small plane went down in the Grout Bay campground located along the Big Bear Lake, California, before 11 a.m. on October 20.

The accident happened after the aircraft took off from Big Bear City Airport.

The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed at the spot. His identity has not yet been disclosed.

According to the FAA records, the experimental, fixed-wing, single-engine Sonnex aircraft was registered to Steve M. Morris of Bayside, Humboldt County.

The FAA, the NTSB and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department are looking into the cause of crash.

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