What happened
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(-23) It is unknown total hours in make and model. Mr. David lee stits, andprivacy data omitteddeparted flabob airport, rubidoux CA. For a local flight and returning to the riverside airport, riverside CA. The accident occurred near the junction of interstate 215 and interstate 15 in Fontana, CA. A witness at the glen helen park campground located south of the interstate 215 intersection on interstate 15 stated he heard the aircraft overhead when the engine quit, the engine started again then quit. He lost sight of the aircraft as it passed over a hill. Another witness on interstate 15 located about three (3) miles south of glen helen park campground stated he saw the aircraft spiraling down and crashed in a dry creek bed. The post-impact fire destroyed the aircraft, and Mr. David stits and privacy data omitted received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) IT IS UNKNOWN TOTAL HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL. MR. DAVID LEE STITS, AND^PRIVACY DAT^DEPARTED FLABOB AIRPORT, RUBIDOUX CA. FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT AND RETURNING TO THE RIVERSIDE AIRPORT, RIVERSIDE CA. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR THE JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE 215 AND INTERSTATE 15 IN FONTANA, CA. A WITNESS AT THE GLEN HELEN PARK CAMPGROUND LOCATED SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 215 INTERSECTION ON INTERSTATE 15 STATED HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT OVERHEAD WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT, THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN THEN QUIT. HE LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT PASSED OVER A HILL. ANOTHER WITNESS ON INTERSTATE 15 LOCATED ABOUT THREE (3) MILES SOUTH OF GLEN HELEN PARK CAMPGROUND STATED HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT SPIRALING DOWN AND CRASHED IN A DRY CREEK BED. THE POST-IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT, AND MR. DAVID STITS AND ^PRIVACY DAT^ RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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