LASD Aircraft Accident on Catalina Island, Avalon

On Oct. 8, about 8 p.m., Avalon Sheriff Station received a 9-1-1 S.O.S. emergency notification from a cellular device. The cellular device stated the user’s cellphone has been involved in a collision with possible injuries and provided a location as G.P.S. coordinates.

Avalon Station deputies responded to the location along with Los Angeles County Fire Department, Avalon Search and Rescue, and Avalon City Fire Department members.

Under a unified command, they were able to locate the wreckage of a twin-engine aircraft approximately one mile west of Catalina Island Airport.

While at the crash site, five adults were located and pronounced deceased at the scene.

Coordinated investigative efforts between the Avalon Sheriff’s Station, Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are currently underway.

Due to the rough, steep terrain, the scene is being secured until the arrival of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Emergency Services Detail members.

There is no additional information available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Avalon Sheriff’s Station at 310-510-0174, 800-222-8477 or lacrimestoppers.org