Pilot's horrendous mistakes that caused Catalina Island crash which killed five

New details on the deadly plane crash on Catalina Island near Los Angeles revealed that the pilot ignored warnings not to take off after dark.

The twin-engine Beechcraft 95 departed Catalina Airport with five passengers and crashed about a mile away around 8 p.m. PT on October 8, killing everyone on board .

The victims were identified as Ali Reza Safai, 73, Haris Ali, 33, Margaret Mary Fenner, 55, Joeun Park, 37, and famed artist manager Gonzalo Lubel, 34.

A preliminary investigation report from the National Transportation Safety Board said that the plane had failed to take off earlier in the day because its right engine needed to be charged.

'The pilots were informed by the airport manager that since the time required to charge the battery would extend beyond sunset that a post-sunset departure would not be approved,' the report said.

'The pilot / airplane owner informed the airport manager that he had to go and intended to depart anyway.

'The airport manager advised him that, while he could not stop him, his departure would be unapproved and at his own risk.'

Airport security video captured the aircraft taking off and showed dark nighttime conditions at the time.

Catalina Airport is a non-towered airport located on a flat plateau with descending terrain on either end of the runway, according to the NTSB.

The tiny airport is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and has a single concrete runaway that is not equipped with runway lighting. Nighttime operations are not permitted.

The Beechcraft airplane was owned by Safai and flew to Catalina to pick up a flight instructor and two student pilots after they experienced a preflight mechanical malfunction on a rented plane.

The plane landed at 6:20 p.m. and the crew was warned they had to depart before sundown at 6:31 p.m.

'The pilots shut down both engines, loaded the stranded pilots, and attempted to restart the engines. During restart the right engine would not start due to insufficient battery power,' the report said.

Everyone then got off of the plane and an extension cord was connected to battery charger on board.

After the plane eventually took off, it rose about 75 above the runway followed by a right turn before hitting a ridgeline about a mile from the end of the runway.

The wreckage was found in a ravine about 450 feet west of the initial impact point.