Shocking new details emerge in Catalina Island plane crash that killed five people

Devastating new details have been released after a plane crash that claimed the lives of five adults on Tuesday.

In a shocking development, the small power plane that crashed on Catalina Island in Los Angeles was reportedly denied permission to take off by the island’s airport.

The twin-engine Beechcraft 95 left the airport with five passengers and later crashed just off the LA County coast around 8 p.m., leaving everyone on board dead at the scene.

The identities of four of the five victims have now been revealed 73 years old, Ali Reza Safai of West Hills, Haris Ali, 33, of Fullerton, Margaret Mary Fenner, 55, and famed artist manager Gonzalo Lubel, 34.

Famed artist manager Gonzalo Lubel, 34, was identified as one of the victims of the devastating accident

The identification of the fifth victim, a man in his 30s, is pending after notification from the family.

Of the five people aboard the Tuesday evening flight, four were believed to be passengers and the other was a flight crew member, a preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration showed.

The report also indicated that the accident occurred during takeoff.

Flight records show the plane took off around 5:45 p.m. that day, and according to the National Weather Service, there were no thick fog warnings in place at the time.

The Avalon Sheriff Station was notified of a 911 SOS emergency from a mobile device on October 8 around 8:08 PM after the plane crashed.

Flight data showed the plane took off around 5:45 pm on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service, there were no heavy fog advisories in place at the time. Pictured: Catalina Airport runway

The report also indicated that the accident occurred during takeoff. In the photo: the flight path of the fatal flight of October 8

The mobile device used to report the emergency call “stated that the user’s cell phone was involved in a collision with possible injury and provided a location in the form of GPS coordinates,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Officers from the Avalon Station, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Avalon Search and Rescue and Avalon City Fire Department personnel all responded to the scene and found wreckage from the aircraft approximately one mile west of Catalina Island Airport.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA have since taken over the investigation into the crash.

‘Part of the investigation will involve requesting radar data, weather information, maintenance records and the pilot’s medical records. NTSB investigators will consider people, machines and the environment as the focus of the investigation,” said NTSB spokesperson Jennifer Gabris.

The agency said a probable cause for the crash will be released within one to two years.

The Avalon Sheriff Station was notified of a 911 SOS emergency from a mobile device on October 8 around 8:08 PM after the plane crashed

In addition to the wreckage, authorities have also located the five victims who died in the crash. Four of the five have now been identified

Famed artist manager Gonzalo Lubel, 34, was identified as one of the victims of the devastating accident.

Lubel’s label, Red Light Management, announced the death of the artist manager Instagram post on October 8.

Tributes from artists and fellow executives are being shared in honor of Lubel, who Red Light describes as “a kind individual” and “a friend to everyone he encountered.”

Lubel had been working for the label since November 2021 and was based in the Los Angeles area.