US EditionSmall plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood in 'direct hit to multiple homes'
- A private Cessna 550 jet carrying six people crashed early Thursday around 3:45 a.m. into a San Diego Navy housing neighborhood called Murphy Canyon.
- The crash followed poor weather conditions and the plane clipping a power line before slamming into a home, sparking fires and extensive damage in the foggy early morning.
- The impact destroyed one home, ignited about six vehicles, injured eight residents mostly from smoke inhalation, and forced evacuation of around 100 military families.
- Three employees of Sound Talent Group, including co-founder Dave Shapiro who owned the plane, died on board; officials stated no neighborhood residents died and others escaped amid the blaze.
- The National Transportation Safety Board leads the ongoing investigation, aiming to recover the wreckage, while officials continue supporting affected military families displaced by the crash.
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LOS ANGELES — 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.
At least three people died when a private jet crashed in a San Diego neighborhood Thursday morning, adding to the long list of aviation disasters this year.
A plane crashed into a neighborhood in San Diego, leaving several people dead and a trail of burning debris. Thus the tragedy unfolded.
2 dead, multiple injured after small private jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood
A small private aircraft crashed into a residential area of San Diego early Thursday morning, resulting in two fatalaties and sparking a massive fire that damaged homes and numerous vehicles. The Federal Aviation Administration reported that the Cessna 550 jet went down around 3:45 a.m. local time in the 10000 block of Sample Street (near Salmon Street and just west of the Admiral Baker Golf Course), just moments before it was scheduled to land …
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