Small plane with 3 onboard crashes in Pacific Ocean off California coast
According to the US Coast Guard, the emergency team responded to reports of a small plane going down about 300 yards (275 meters) off Point Pinos in Monterey County late on Saturday, Associated Press reported.
The private plane, twin-engine Beech 95-B55 Baron, took its flight from San Carlos Airport on Saturday at about 10pm, which is about 25 miles south of San Francisco, flight tracking website Flightradar's data showed.
The aircraft was in the air for about 30 minutes after which it crashed into the Pacific Ocean, 200 to 300 yards from Point Pinos, on the southwestern edge of Monterey Bay, the US Coast Guard added.
Search efforts are underway after a private plane crashed into the ocean in California, leaving at least one victim dead and two others missing. Beech 95-B55 Baron carrying three passengers plummeted into the water in Pacific Grove.https://t.co/2zEKFu4YnR via @MailOnline
— Tamra M McDougall (@TamraMcDougall) July 27, 2025
Post the crash, helicopter crews, Coast Guard boats were launched to search for the victims. Local law enforcement and fire agencies were also helping in the search operation.
Associated Press, quoting KSBW-TV, reported that eye witnesses said they heard an aircraft engine revving and then a splash in the water. People who were present at the shore of the ocean reportedly saw debris of the crashed plane wash up at the shore.
The Coast Guard said that divers found the first person at around 3am on Sunday and the two others inside the aircraft between 6:30am and 9:15am, however, all three of them were unresponsive.
'In this case unresponsiveness means no signs of life, however it is the coroner's office and Sheriff's office that make the distinction of dead/deceased,' Petty Officer Ryan Graves said. US aviation watchdog Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate the incident.
To gather more information, messages were sent to the coroner's office, though there has been no official confirmation whether any of the three people survived or died in the crash.
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