Small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood in 'direct hit to multiple homes'
- A private jet crashed into a U.S. Navy-owned military housing neighborhood in San Diego early Thursday just before 4 a.m.
- The aircraft, approaching Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in foggy conditions, collided with electrical wires approximately two miles southeast of the runway.
- The crash caused a home to catch fire, ignited about six vehicles, damaged roughly 10 homes, and displaced around 100 residents in the Murphy Canyon area.
- Six people were on board including music talent agent Dave Shapiro and two coworkers, with multiple fatalities confirmed and eight nearby residents treated for nonlife-threatening injuries due to smoke inhalation.
- Authorities and the National Transportation Safety Board began investigating, and officials emphasized the tragedy's impact on military families living there and expressed condolences.
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Snow of Devastation – Small Plane Crashes Into Residential Area in San Diego
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2 people killed when private plane crashes in San Diego, video reveals charred neighborhood
A private jet crashed into military housing in San Diego during foggy weather early Thursday, igniting cars parked along a suburban neighborhood block and killing multiple people on board the plane, authorities said.

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.

Several Killed in California Aviation Accident · Global Voices
Several people died this Thursday in the crash of a small private plane that crashed overnight in a residential neighborhood of San Diego, California, in the west of the United States, according to local authorities. “We believe there are several fatalities,” said Dan Eddy, of the San Diego Fire Department, and explained that most likely the deceased were on the plane and not in vehicles and homes damaged in the accident. The United States Feder…
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