A single-occupant aircraft crashed in a field at the east end of Big Bear City Airport Thursday evening, leaving the pilot with critical injuries and triggering a major emergency response.
A Steen Skybolt experimental aircraft went down in a field Thursday evening shortly after departing Big Bear Airport, prompting a helicopter airlift and a federal investigation — and raising familiar questions about the challenges of flying in and out of the high-altitude mountain airport.
A single-occupant aircraft came down in a field at the east end of the runway Thursday evening, triggering a major emergency response and an NTSB investigation.
A Steen Skybolt experimental aircraft went down in a field east of Big Bear Airport on Thursday evening after its engine stalled on approach, leaving the sole occupant hospitalized with serious injuries.