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Mid-Air Crash Off CA Coast

The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy are searching for as many as nine victims of a collision between a Coast Guard plane and a Marine Corps helicopter off the Southern California coast. The crash, reported Thursday evening, took place about 50 miles from the San Diego County coast. A pilot reported seeing a fireball near the crash site. Seven people were aboard the C-130 aircraft, and two were aboard the AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter, which was on a training mission. Debris from the C-130 has been found.

October 30, 2009 4:00 AM


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