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Indian Express
25-05-2025
- General
- Indian Express
San Diego plane crash killed multiple musicians: What we know about it
A private jet en route California's San Diego which hit a power line in foggy weather and crashed early Thursday (local time) claimed the lives all six people on board. The impact of the crash also set ablaze multiple homes and vehicles, and forced evacuations across several blocks in the area. The pilot and passengers including multiple up and coming musicians died, but no one on the ground was killed or seriously injured. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed the aircraft was a Cessna 550, which typically carries six to eight people. The incident occurred in the Murphy Canyon neighbourhood, just 3 kilometres from Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. The twin-engine Cessna 550 Citation took off from New Jersey, stopping for fuel in Kansas before heading toward San Diego. It crashed after clipping power lines in thick fog around 10.30 pm. Although eight people on the ground sustained injuries, none were serious. The pilot had acknowledged poor weather conditions during communication with air traffic control. In audio shared by the pilot is heard contemplating a diversion: 'Doesn't sound great, but we'll give it a go,' he said. The Federal Aviation Administration had issued a notice that the airport's runway lights were not operational at the time. The pilot didn't mention this to air traffic control but acknowledged being aware that the weather alert system was down. Thick fog had reduced visibility to near zero, according to Assistant Fire Chief Dan Eddy. 'You could barely see in front of you.' This crash adds to a series of fatal aviation incidents in the US in the recent times. Earlier this year, a collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter in Washington claimed 67 lives—the deadliest crash in more than two decades. Several smaller aircraft incidents across Alaska, Philadelphia, and the Hudson River have also taken place. (With inputs from AP)
Mint
24-05-2025
- General
- Mint
‘Classic attempt to...': New details in San Diego plane crash reveal ‘no runway lights, heavy fog at airport'
New details related to the San Diego plane crash revealed that the runway lights were out, a weather alert system wasn't working, and there was heavy fog at a San Diego airport when a pilot who had flown across the country decided to proceed with landing, investigators said Friday. The private jet carrying a music executive and five others crashed there. All six aboard the aircraft were killed. Miraculously, everyone on the ground escaped safely, officials said, including a family of four who fled with their dogs after the aircraft tore off their home's roof and engulfed it in flames, the Associated Press reported. Investigator Dan Baker of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said officials will work over the next year to determine what caused the Cessna 550 Citation to crash just before 4 am Thursday. According to audio of the conversation posted by the pilot acknowledged that the weather conditions for landing at the small airport were not ideal. Assistant San Diego Fire Department Chief Dan Eddy said the fog was so thick in the morning that 'you could barely see in front of you.' The pilot had reportedly debated diverting to a different airport while discussing the visibility with an air traffic controller at a regional Federal Aviation Administration control tower. Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had posted an official notice for pilots that the lights were out of service, but it's not known whether the pilot had checked it. The pilot didn't discuss the lights being out with air traffic control, but was aware that the airport's weather alert system was inoperable, the Associated Press reported. Ultimately, the pilot is heard saying that he'll stick with the plan to land at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. 'Doesn't sound great but we'll give it a go,' he reportedly told the air traffic controller. The plane crashed about 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) from the airport. Investigator Dan Baker was quoted as saying that a power surge knocked out the weather system at the airport but the pilot was aware of the fog and an air traffic controller gave him weather information from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, about 4 miles (6.44 kilometers) north. The aircraft took off from Teterboro, New Jersey, near Manhattan, at about 11:15 pm local time Wednesday and made a fuel stop in Wichita, Kansas, before continuing on to San Diego. He was returning to San Diego after a band he manages, Pierce The Veil, played for a sold-out audience at Madison Square Garden. That overnight schedule wouldn't be allowed for an airliner under federal crew rest rules, but those regulations don't apply to private planes. Meanwhile, former NTSB and FAA crash investigator Jeff Guzzetti said he thinks dense fog and fatigue after the pilot flew all night long were likely factors in the crash. 'This accident has all the earmarks of a classic attempt to approach an airport in really bad weather and poor visibility,' Guzzetti said. Guzzetti was quoted by AP as saying that there were other airports that the crew could have gone to. He said pilots are required to check FAA posts called Notices to Airmen that alert pilots to any issues such as runway lights being out. 'It's fairly easy for the pilot to get that information and they are required to get that information before any flight they take,' Guzzetti said. The pilot also would have likely noticed the lights weren't working as he descended. "Without lights, procedure dictated that he should have climbed and diverted to another airport," Guzzetti said.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Did thick fog play a role in the San Diego plane crash? What we know about the fatal accident
Six people are presumed dead after a jet airplane crashed into a residential neighborhood in San Diego County on Thursday morning amid dense fog, but investigators have yet to release the names of those aboard. The investigation into what led to the fiery crash in the Tierrasanta neighborhood is still underway, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The federal agency expects to announce additional information Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. about their investigation into the incident. The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office has not identified any of the victims in the crash. A spokesperson for the office expects at least two names to be released Friday. Here's what we know so far: What happened A Cessna 550 jet, which can accommodate up to 10 people, took off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey at around 11:15 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday and stopped for just under an hour in Wichita, Kan., according to the flight tracking site FlightAware. The aircraft was headed for Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, a general aviation airport owned by the city of San Diego and located less than three miles from the crash site. Around 3:40 a.m. Thursday, the jet made its approach to the airport. The pilot announced on the radio that the plane was three miles away from landing on Runway 28, according to a recording from The pilot did not signal any problems with the aircraft and did not issue a distress call in the recordings reviewed by The Times. The crash was reported roughly seven minutes later, according to authorities. Impact and poor conditions The plane hit power lines about two miles before making impact with a house in the residential neighborhood in the Murphy Canyon area, a neighborhood that consists of military housing. Jet fuel and debris spread across the neighborhood. At least eight people on the ground suffered minor injuries and one person was taken to the hospital, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Assistant Chief Dan Eddy said Wednesday. The exact measurement of where wreckage of the plane fell was still being determined by investigators. 'There's plane everywhere,' Eddy said, calling the scene a 'gigantic debris field.' Eliott Simpson, a senior aviation accident investigator for the NTSB, said the aircraft was flying in 'very poor weather conditions.' Dense fog had rolled into the area around the time the plane was approaching the airport. Visibility was at half a mile at 3:55 a.m. and had dropped to a quarter of a mile just after 4 a.m. in the area around Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, which is just a few miles north of the crash site, according to the National Weather Service. 'We had a marine layer that was deep enough that the clouds got into some of the valleys this morning,' said Adam Roser, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego. 'This one kind of crept in from the ocean into the valley and led to some of those foggy conditions.' Casualties The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that six people were aboard the jet. Officials said it was likely that nobody survived, but have not released a total number of casualties from the crash. At least two individuals were identified by colleagues, including Dave Shapiro, co-founder of Sound Talent Group, a San Diego County-based music agency, and Daniel Williams, who posted on his Instagram on Wednesday afternoon that he was boarding the plane with Shapiro. Williams is the former drummer of the metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. The band posted a tribute to Williams and Shapiro on its Facebook page. Sound Talent Group confirmed to The Times that three of its employees died in the crash. In a statement, the company said, 'We are devastated by the loss of our co-founder, colleagues and friends. Our hearts go out to their families and to everyone impacted by today's tragedy. Thank you so much for respecting their privacy at this time.' Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
23-05-2025
- General
- Los Angeles Times
Did thick fog play a role in the San Diego plane crash? What we know about the fatal accident
Six people are presumed dead after a jet airplane crashed into a residential neighborhood in San Diego County on Thursday morning amid dense fog, but investigators have yet to release the names of those aboard. The investigation into what led to the fiery crash in the Tierrasanta neighborhood is still underway, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The federal agency expects to announce additional information Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. about their investigation into the incident. The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office has not identified any of the victims in the crash. A spokesperson for the office expects at least two names to be released Friday. Here's what we know so far: What happened A Cessna 550 jet, which can accommodate up to 10 people, took off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey at around 11:15 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday and stopped for just under an hour in Wichita, Kan., according to the flight tracking site FlightAware. The aircraft was headed for Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, a general aviation airport owned by the city of San Diego and located less than three miles from the crash site. Around 3:40 a.m. Thursday, the jet made its approach to the airport. The pilot announced on the radio that the plane was three miles away from landing on Runway 28, according to a recording from The pilot did not signal any problems with the aircraft and did not issue a distress call in the recordings reviewed by The Times. The crash was reported roughly seven minutes later, according to authorities. Impact and poor conditions The plane hit power lines about two miles before making impact with a house in the residential neighborhood in the Murphy Canyon area, a neighborhood that consists of military housing. Jet fuel and debris spread across the neighborhood. At least eight people on the ground suffered minor injuries and one person was taken to the hospital, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Assistant Chief Dan Eddy said Wednesday. The exact measurement of where wreckage of the plane fell was still being determined by investigators. 'There's plane everywhere,' Eddy said, calling the scene a 'gigantic debris field.' Eliott Simpson, a senior aviation accident investigator for the NTSB, said the aircraft was flying in 'very poor weather conditions.' Dense fog had rolled into the area around the time the plane was approaching the airport. Visibility was at half a mile at 3:55 a.m. and had dropped to a quarter of a mile just after 4 a.m. in the area around Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, which is just a few miles north of the crash site, according to the National Weather Service. 'We had a marine layer that was deep enough that the clouds got into some of the valleys this morning,' said Adam Roser, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego. 'This one kind of crept in from the ocean into the valley and led to some of those foggy conditions.' Casualties The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that six people were aboard the jet. Officials said it was likely that nobody survived, but have not released a total number of casualties from the crash. At least two individuals were identified by colleagues, including Dave Shapiro, co-founder of Sound Talent Group, a San Diego County-based music agency, and Daniel Williams, who posted on his Instagram on Wednesday afternoon that he was boarding the plane with Shapiro. Williams is the former drummer of the metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. The band posted a tribute to Williams and Shapiro on its Facebook page. Sound Talent Group confirmed to The Times that three of its employees died in the crash. In a statement, the company said, 'We are devastated by the loss of our co-founder, colleagues and friends. Our hearts go out to their families and to everyone impacted by today's tragedy. Thank you so much for respecting their privacy at this time.'
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
All six passengers believed dead after small plane crash in San Diego
All six people on board a small plane are believed to have died when the aircraft crashed in the western US city of San Diego, officials said on Friday. Asked if anyone on the plane survived, the assistant chief of the San Diego Fire Department, Dan Eddy, answered: "I don't know on that point, but no, I don't believe so." The small Cessna aircraft crashed early on Thursday, leaving a sea of flames on a residential street in the California city. The fire department said most of the flames were quickly contained. At least 10 homes were damaged or destroyed, and several cars burst into flames. About 100 residents were left homeless in the wake of the accident with many placed in hotels, while others found shelter with friends or relatives. The affected area is home to many families with military backgrounds. "I can't quite put words to describe what this scene looks like, but with the jet fuel going down the street and everything on fire all at once, it was pretty horrific to see" said police chief Scott Wahl. The circumstances surrounding the crash are still unclear, but visibility was poor at the time due to thick fog. The US Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have launched investigations. Culture magazine Billboard reported that music manager Dave Shapiro, who managed the rock band Sum41, was among the victims. Reports also said the drummer from a metal band called The Devil Wears Prada was on board.
