Small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood in 'direct hit to multiple homes'
- A private Cessna 550 jet crashed into the Murphy Canyon military housing neighborhood in San Diego early Thursday around 3:47 a.m.
- The crash happened during very foggy conditions with low visibility as the plane, arriving from Wichita, Kansas, approached Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.
- The jet struck about 10 homes, smashing vehicles and igniting roughly 15 homes while spilling jet fuel down the streets of the largest U.S. Military housing unit.
- An official from San Diego Fire Department, Dan Eddy, confirmed that several people on the plane lost their lives, but no serious injuries were reported among residents on the ground, noting that all fatalities were associated with those on board the aircraft.
- Officials and city leaders pledged ongoing support for affected military families as the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the crash's cause and passenger count.
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Multiple people on private plane that crashed into San Diego neighborhood are dead
Authorities say a private jet crashed into military housing in San Diego during foggy weather, igniting parked cars and killing multiple people on board the plane.
Citation apparently struck wires on approach
A Cessna Citation 550 likely struck high-voltage power lines while approaching Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego just before 4 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on May 22. The aircraft was approaching the end of the second leg of a long overnight from New York in instrument conditions and without the benefit of a local altimeter setting—which may become a focus of the NTSB investigation.


Small jet crashes into Navy neighborhood in San Diego; two killed
(The Center Square) – A small plane crashed early Thursday morning in a foggy San Diego Navy neighborhood, killing at least two people on the plane, damaging houses and burning cars as jet fuel hit the street.
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