JGalban via AviationKB.com wrote:
Marco Leon wrote:

Other forums have mentioned that there's a limit of 4 passengers in
the Columbia regardless of size. Is this true? Are the limitations
model-dependent or is it a FAR 23 thing? Seems to me that seat belt
requirements may drive some of this.


The Columbia has 4 seats and 4 seat belts. That would limit the
number of passengers over the age of 2 yrs. to 4. Children under 2
yrs. of age can legally ride on the lap of a belted passenger.
Conceivably, it would be possible to have seven occupants in the
cabin (as long as W&B allowed). 1 pilot and 3 adult passengers each
with a lap child.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)


Assuming the report below is correct about the ages of the children (I know
that a huge assumption) there was at least one violation, the 2 year old.
I'll bet they were outside the W&B and the first line of the story is right.


http://www.turnto23.com/news/14025214/detail.html

KERNVILLE, Calif. -- A private plane stalled and crashed near the Kern
Valley airport Friday with no survivors.

The Kern County Sheriff's department said there were 4 adults and 2 children
on board, including one infant. Adults killed were the pilot, Adam Pasori,
56 of Santa Monica, his wife Sibel, in her 30's, his brother, David Pasori,
in his early 40's, and sister Mila Kuygusuz, in her 40's, according to Sal
Yaman, Adam Pasori's nephew. Kuygusuz's two daughters, Meriem, 2, and
Nasrin, 5 months, were also killed.