Small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood in 'direct hit to multiple homes'
- A Cessna 550 private jet crashed early May 22 into the Murphy Canyon neighborhood of San Diego, igniting fires and damaging homes on military land.
- The crash occurred around 3:45 a.m. During foggy weather while the plane approached Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport from Wichita, Kansas.
- The jet’s fuel spilled down the street, setting about 15 homes and multiple vehicles on fire, causing a large debris field in a densely populated Navy family area.
- Assistant Fire Chief Dan Eddy emphasized the priority of thoroughly checking all the houses to ensure everyone is safely evacuated, while six individuals sustained injuries and more than 100 residents were relocated.
- Officials reported several deaths among those onboard with no immediate fatalities on the ground, and the investigation is being led by federal transportation safety authorities.
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Snow of Devastation – Small Plane Crashes Into Residential Area in San Diego
In the south of California, on the border with Mexico, a small plane crashed into the middle of a residential area. A huge debris field was created. However, as a miracle, there were apparently no other people harmed except the aircraft occupants.
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…
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.
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