Preliminary NTSB report details witness accounts of plane crash that killed 2 in Hesperia

24, about 1.5 miles southwest of Hesperia Airport in the open desert, killing both the flight instructor and a passenger. The pilot had not mentioned a destination, according to the preliminary report.

The pilot had rented the Aeronca 7AC Champion that morning and departed from Apple Valley Airport, which is about 16 miles away from Hesperia Airport.