The State - News from Feb. 15, 1989
Rescuers were forced to crawl on their stomachs through brush up to 10 feet high to reach a remote spot where a plane slammed into a 3,000-foot mountain, killing three San Diego men, authorities said. Authorities planned to return to the crash site on Volcan Mountain in northeastern San Diego County to continue their investigation. The victims were identified as pilot and plane owner John Halstan Maloney, 34; Richard Marlin Rex, 42, and Tony Aguilar III, 27.
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