on board. Five days later on January 18, United Airlines Flight 266 crashed into the bay after takeoff from the same airport, killing all 38 people on board. In 1990, actor Wallace Reid Jr. was killed when his homebuilt plane crashed in the bay amid heavy fog. In 2006, game show host Peter Tomarken and his wife Kathleen were killed in a plane crash into the bay. They were heading to San Diego to pick up a cancer patient who needed transportation to UCLA Medical Center for treatment when their airplane crashed. Communities and settlements El Porto El Segundo Hermosa Beach Malibu Manhattan Beach and Bruce's Beach Marina del Rey Pacific Palisades Palos Verdes Estates Playa del Rey Rancho Palos Verdes Redondo Beach Santa Monica Torrance Venice See also References External links Heal the Bay EPA Santa Monica Bay Watershed Profile Bays of California Bodies of water of Los Angeles County, California Bights (geography) Geography of Los Angeles South Bay, Los Angeles Westside (Los Angeles County) Tourist attractions in Los Angeles County, California