Donald Wright, 31, and Athena Moreno, 18, both of Bodfish, died in an ultralight aircraft accident near Auxiliary Dam Saturday afternoon, according to a report by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
Shortly after 1:00 p.m., authorities received a report of a downed aircraft in the area of the west side of the Auxiliary Dam near Barlow Drive and Eva Avenue in Lake Isabella.
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Witnesses said the aircraft appeared to suffer a mechanical failure. Wright and Moreno were reportedly ejected from the aircraft prior to it crashing to the ground. The ultralight had been at an altitude of about 1000 feet when the incident occurred, officials said.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has been notified and investigatorsfrom the NTSB will be responding to the accident site tomorrow, Sunday, morning to conduct an investigation. Autopsies are scheduled for Jan. 11.


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23 comment(s)miroslava Santana wrote on Feb 17, 2010 10:18 AM:
I have a couple of teenagers and I would definitely be devastaded to loose either one. I would love to help her family in anything. How can I contact them? My condolences to Athena's family and friends. I met her working at Kern Valley High, she was always friendly and sweet (good upbringing. "
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God be with the families. "
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people fall out. So sad. "
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Joy and Brian Smith "
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