A passenger who died after a small plane crashed onto the Santa Monica beach has been identified as the city’s former mayor, 95-year-old Rex Minter, officials confirmed.
Minter was a passenger in the single-engine Cessna that took off from Santa Monica Airport heading towards Malibu, CBS Los AngelesAccording to a flight recording, the pilot reported engine trouble. He attempted to turn back around to the airport but opted to try an emergency landing on the shore instead, according to the news outlet., air traffic control warns the pilot that “landing on the beach will be at your own risk.
The plane had only been in the air for nine minutes and traveled about three miles when it went down.from Santa Monica’s Ocean Front Walk shows the plane fly past the famous pier while quickly descending above sunbathers dipping their feet in the water. The plane forcefully lands in the shallow waters and its tail bounces over the nose before coming to an immediate landing on its back, the video shows.Firefighters removed two people from the upside-down plane, one of them in cardiac arrest, authorities said. The pilot’s condition is unknown.
Minter was elected to the Santa Monica’s council in 1955 and served as mayor from 1963 to 1967, according to the city. He later served as City Attorney for Arcadia, and as a judge for the Los Angeles County Superior Court. He and his wife Doris met at Santa Monica High School before he served in the U.S. Marines and opened up a law practice in Santa Monica after graduating from law school, the city said.that she had spoken with Minter’s family and relayed the city’s condolences.
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