Couple Killed as Plane Goes Down Near Banning
A Rancho Palos Verdes couple was killed when their small airplane, caught in a snowstorm, crashed into the San Jacinto Mountains between Banning and Idyllwild, authorities said Tuesday.
The couple was identified by the Civil Air Patrol as Bradley A. Humphrey, 33, and his wife, Carolyn, 32. Humphrey owned three mortgage companies in Manhattan Beach--Mortgage Executives, Preferred Real Estate Group and Ventura One Financial.
The Humphreys took off from Torrance Airport on Monday afternoon en route to Palm Springs. The pilot radioed that the wings of their single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza were icing as they flew over the mountains, said Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis Keene.
The wreckage was discovered about noon Tuesday by a Civil Air Patrol crew and a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department helicopter.
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