1 Killed, 4 Injured as Orange County-Bound Plane Crashes on Golf Course

The single-engine Velocity Super XLRG5 crashed at a little before 1 p.m. on the 11th hole of the Admiral Baker Golf Course just south of Tierresanta and east of the airport.

(...) A woman riding in the front passenger seat was killed in the crash, and the three injured children riding in the back were left dangling in their seats after the plane flipped over. Two of the children were having trouble breathing, Bartolomucci said, so he and others cut the restraints.

One of San Diego Fire Rescue's helicopters was at the nearby airport at the time and flew over to the golf course, where it picked up the two most-seriously injured young victims and flew them to Rady's Children's Hospital. The other child was taken to the same medical center by ambulance, and the man piloting the aircraft was taken to Sharp Hospital. All of the victims were in critical condition, said Maurice Luque of San Diego Fire Rescue. The children are all between the ages of 7 and 10 years old.

The pilot faced considerable obstacles trying to land the plane in the area, including water hazards and rugged, hilly terrain.