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Japan Today
23-05-2025
- Japan Today
Federal investigators comb site of San Diego plane crash in neighborhood of military housing
at the site of a plane crash Friday, May 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) By JULIE WATSON and JOSH FUNK Federal investigators on Friday were combing a San Diego neighborhood a day after a private jet carrying a music executive and five others crashed there and are presumed dead. 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. Music talent agent Dave Shapiro, and two unnamed employees of the music agency he co-founded, Sound Talent Group, were among the dead along with the former drummer for metal band The Devil Wears Prada. Shapiro, 42, had a pilot's license and was listed as the owner of the 1985 Cessna 550 Citation that plowed into the neighborhood of U.S. Navy housing shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday. The crash added to a long list of aviation disasters this year. They include a midair collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C., in January, an airliner that clipped another plane in February while taxiing at the Seattle airport and a sightseeing helicopter that broke apart and crashed into the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey last month, killing six people. Federal officials have tried to reassure travelers that flying is the safest mode of transportation, which statistics support. But a cascade of aviation mishaps has drawing increasing attention. Shapiro's aircraft was trying to land in foggy weather at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport when it struck power lines about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) southeast of the airfield, Elliot Simpson of the National Transportation Safety Board. The flight took off from Teterboro, New Jersey, near Manhattan, at about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday and made a fuel stop in Wichita, Kansas, before continuing on to San Diego. That overnight schedule wouldn't be allowed for an airliner under federal crew rest rules, but those regulations don't apply to private planes. Former NTSB and FAA crash investigator Jeff Guzzetti said he thinks the dense fog and fatigue after Shapiro 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. 'And there were other airports that the crew could have gone to.' Fragments of the plane were found under power lines that are about a half block from the homes. It then lost a wing on the road directly behind the homes. The crash site shows more damage on the front side of those homes, including a smashed stone landscaping wall and an incinerated truck that was parked across the street and shoved into the living room of its owner's home before catching fire. Ben McCarty and his wife, who live in the home that was hit, said they felt heat all around them after being woken up by an explosion. 'All I could see was fire. The roof of the house was still on fire. You could see the night sky from our living room,' McCarty, who has served in the Navy for 13 years, told local ABC affiliate KGTV. Flames blocked many of the exits so they grabbed their children and dogs and ran out the back but the burning debris blocked the gate so neighbors helped them climb over the fence to escape. 'We got the kids over the fence and then I jumped over the fence. They brought a ladder and we got the dogs,' McCarty said. Meanwhile, fiery jet fuel rolled down the block igniting everything in its path from trees to plastic trash containers to car after car. McCarty's home was the only one destroyed, though another 10 residences suffered damage, authorities said. Eight residents were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation and injuries that were not life-threatening, including a person who was hurt climbing out a window, police officer Anthony Carrasco said. McCarty said his family used to enjoy living under the flight path so they could watch the planes pass overhead. 'Us and our kids would sit on our front porch and we'd look up and my sons would always be excited saying 'plane plane' watching the planes go by and ironically right where we were sitting is where that plane hit,' McCarty said. Now, he wants to move. "I'm not going to live over that flight line again — it's going to be hard to sleep at night,' McCarty said. NTSB investigators are gathering evidence to determine what happened. 'Given it happened in a densely populated suburban area and the time of day when most people are asleep at home, it is surprising there were no deaths on the ground," Rod Sullivan, a transportation expert, said. But Guzzetti said in his experience there often aren't deaths on the ground when a plane crashes in a residential area unless people are right where the plane hits. The crash of a medical transport flight into a Philadelphia neighborhood in January shows what can happen when there is a direct hit in a populated area. Two people on the ground died and about two dozen others were hurt when that plane slammed into the ground and caught fire. Six people abord that plane also died. At least 100 residents in the San Diego neighborhood were evacuated and officials said it was unclear when it would be safe for people to return. On Friday, some residents were escorted back to their homes to get essentials, like their military IDs to get back on bases after they left them in the rush to escape. Thursday's crash comes only weeks after a similar one in Southern California. A small plane crashed into a neighborhood in Simi Valley on May 3 killing both people and a dog aboard the aircraft and igniting two homes, but no one was reported hurt on the ground despite residents being inside the residences at the time. The community is located nearly 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. In October 2021 a twin-engine plane plowed into a San Diego suburb, killing the pilot and a UPS delivery driver on the ground and burning homes. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Western Telegraph
22-05-2025
- Western Telegraph
Music agency says three staff died in San Diego neighbourhood plane crash
Mr Shapiro is listed as the owner of the plane and has a pilot's licence, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood (Gregory Bull/AP) Mr Shapiro also owned a flight school called Velocity Aviation and a record label, Velocity Records, according to his LinkedIn page. The agency did not share the names of the other two employees who died. '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,' the agency said in a statement. Sound Talent Group has represented artists including Hanson, Sum 41 and Vanessa Carlton. San Diego authorities earlier said two people had died. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) now says the total number of fatalities is unknown, but the plane could hold as many as 10 people. The private jet crashed early on Thursday morning into a neighbourhood of US Navy-owned housing in San Diego, igniting at least one home and numerous vehicles parked on the street. Several people were injured while trying to flee as flames raced down a single street after the crash just before 4am in Murphy Canyon, the largest neighbourhood of Navy-owned housing in the country. Others were treated for smoke inhalation, authorities said. Vehicles and homes were damaged (Gregory Bull/AP) At least one home was destroyed with its front heavily burned and its roof partially collapsed. About 10 others suffered damage at the site where half a dozen vehicles were melted and scorched into burned shells. San Diego police officer Anthony Carrasco said five people from a single family were taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation after evacuating to a nearby school. 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. At least 100 residents were evacuated, police said, with surrounding blocks cordoned off with yellow police tape and checkpoints. Jet fuel rolled down Salmon Street hours after the crash and the smell of fuel lingered in the air while authorities worked to extinguish one stubborn car fire that sent smoke billowing. San Diego officials have not yet released details about the plane but said it was a flight from the Midwest. The FAA said the NTSB will lead the investigation.
Glasgow Times
22-05-2025
- Glasgow Times
Music agency says three staff died in San Diego neighbourhood plane crash
Mr Shapiro is listed as the owner of the plane and has a pilot's licence, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood (Gregory Bull/AP) Mr Shapiro also owned a flight school called Velocity Aviation and a record label, Velocity Records, according to his LinkedIn page. The agency did not share the names of the other two employees who died. '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,' the agency said in a statement. Sound Talent Group has represented artists including Hanson, Sum 41 and Vanessa Carlton. San Diego authorities earlier said two people had died. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) now says the total number of fatalities is unknown, but the plane could hold as many as 10 people. The private jet crashed early on Thursday morning into a neighbourhood of US Navy-owned housing in San Diego, igniting at least one home and numerous vehicles parked on the street. Several people were injured while trying to flee as flames raced down a single street after the crash just before 4am in Murphy Canyon, the largest neighbourhood of Navy-owned housing in the country. Others were treated for smoke inhalation, authorities said. Vehicles and homes were damaged (Gregory Bull/AP) At least one home was destroyed with its front heavily burned and its roof partially collapsed. About 10 others suffered damage at the site where half a dozen vehicles were melted and scorched into burned shells. San Diego police officer Anthony Carrasco said five people from a single family were taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation after evacuating to a nearby school. 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. At least 100 residents were evacuated, police said, with surrounding blocks cordoned off with yellow police tape and checkpoints. Jet fuel rolled down Salmon Street hours after the crash and the smell of fuel lingered in the air while authorities worked to extinguish one stubborn car fire that sent smoke billowing. San Diego officials have not yet released details about the plane but said it was a flight from the Midwest. The FAA said the NTSB will lead the investigation.
Irish Examiner
22-05-2025
- Irish Examiner
Music agency says three staff died in San Diego neighbourhood plane crash
The music agency Sound Talent Group said that three of its employees, including co-founder Dave Shapiro, died on the private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood. Mr Shapiro is listed as the owner of the plane and has a pilot's licence, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood (Gregory Bull/AP) Mr Shapiro also owned a flight school called Velocity Aviation and a record label, Velocity Records, according to his LinkedIn page. The agency did not share the names of the other two employees who died. '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,' the agency said in a statement. Sound Talent Group has represented artists including Hanson, Sum 41 and Vanessa Carlton. San Diego authorities earlier said two people had died. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) now says the total number of fatalities is unknown, but the plane could hold as many as 10 people. The private jet crashed early on Thursday morning into a neighbourhood of US Navy-owned housing in San Diego, igniting at least one home and numerous vehicles parked on the street. Several people were injured while trying to flee as flames raced down a single street after the crash just before 4am in Murphy Canyon, the largest neighbourhood of Navy-owned housing in the country. Others were treated for smoke inhalation, authorities said. Vehicles and homes were damaged (Gregory Bull/AP) At least one home was destroyed with its front heavily burned and its roof partially collapsed. About 10 others suffered damage at the site where half a dozen vehicles were melted and scorched into burned shells. San Diego police officer Anthony Carrasco said five people from a single family were taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation after evacuating to a nearby school. 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. At least 100 residents were evacuated, police said, with surrounding blocks cordoned off with yellow police tape and checkpoints. Jet fuel rolled down Salmon Street hours after the crash and the smell of fuel lingered in the air while authorities worked to extinguish one stubborn car fire that sent smoke billowing. San Diego officials have not yet released details about the plane but said it was a flight from the Midwest. The FAA said the NTSB will lead the investigation.
South Wales Argus
22-05-2025
- South Wales Argus
Two killed after private plane crashes into San Diego neighbourhood
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.
