Pilot's haunting radio call to ATC moments before fireball plane crash that killed drummer & music agent
HARROWING audio has captured a plane pilot's call to air traffic control officers - just moments before the jet smashed into a San Diego neighborhood.
Daniel Williams, a former drummer for the band Devil Wears Prada, and a music agent were
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A private plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood on Thursday
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Homes were damaged while cars were torched
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The Cessna plane they were traveling on plunged from the sky and crashed in heavy fog, smashing into military housing and torching cars.
It has emerged that the pilot was asking for reports about the weather.
'Alright. Doesn't sound great,' he was heard saying.
'But we'll give it a go.'
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Investigators have not yet recovered the black box, as reported by the ABC affiliate
Williams, who played for the band between 2005 and 2016, and Dave Shapiro were among the victims.
Shapiro was a music agent, as well as an avid pilot with 15 years of experience.
His death was confirmed by his talent agency, Sound Talent Group.
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Cops have not identified any additional victims.
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two other STG employees died in the crash, according to
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The jet took off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey late on Wednesday night.
It then made a stop in Wichita, Kansas, to re-fuel.
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The plane spent around an hour on the ground.
Devil Wears Prada ex-drummer Daniel Williams & agent Dave Shapiro killed in San Diego crash after eerie post from plane
Then, it took off en route to San Diego but failed to reach its end destination.
The plane came down just two miles from its destination - the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.
Before taking to the air, the musician shared a picture of himself by the controls.
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Williams' dad told
He confirmed that his son didn't have a pilot's license.
Officials revealed the impact of the crash set 15 homes alight, and torched several cars.
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Daniel Williams was part of the band Devil Wears Prada between 2005 and 2016
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Music mogul Dave Shapiro was also on board the plane
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Williams joked that he was the co-pilot of the doomed private jet
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