Two killed after private plane crashes into San Diego neighbourhood

South Wales Argus

22-05-2025

Authorities could not definitively say if both of the dead were on the plane.
Assistant Fire Department Chief Dan Eddy said that they will be investigating whether the plane hit a power line.
Authorities initially said no one was injured, but after a morning news conference, San Diego police officer Anthony Carrasco said five people from a single family were admitted to hospital for smoke inhalation.
Another person was treated at a hospital for injuries sustained while climbing out of a window trying to flee. Two others were treated for minor injuries at the scene, Mr Carrasco said.
Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood (Gregory Bull/AP)
San Diego police and fire officials said the plane could hold eight to 10 people, but they do not yet know how many were on board.
'When it hit the street, as the jet fuel went down it took out every single car that was on both sides of the street,' Mr Eddy said.
'You can see that every singe car was burning down both sides of the street.'
San Diego officials haven't released details about the plane that crashed but said it was a flight coming in from the Midwest.
Mr Eddy said it was very foggy at the time the private plane crashed.
'You could barely see in front of you,' he said.
The Cessna 550 aircraft crashed at about 3.45am near the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Vehicles and homes were damaged (Gregory Bull/AP)
'The number of people on board is unknown at this time,' the FAA said in a statement.
The plane can carry six to eight people.
The FAA said the National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation.
In October 2021, a twin-engine plane ploughed into a San Diego suburb, killing the pilot and a UPS delivery driver on the ground and burning homes.
It was preparing to land at the airport.