Pilot and passengers killed in San Diego plane crash
SAN DIEGO (AFP)The six people onboard a small plane that crashlanded Thursday on a California neighborhood amid dense fog were all killed, according to investigating authorities.The Cessna 550 Citation, which federal records show belonged to music agent Dave Shapiro, plummeted into a residential area of San Diego at 3:47 am (1047 GMT) on Thursday, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).It was not immediately clear what caused the Cessna to come plunging into the Murphy Canyon neighborhood, about two miles (3.2 kilometres) from the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport where the aircraft was headed.In an audio recording posted to air traffic website liveatc.net, the pilot can be heard asking about weather conditions prior to descent, while indicating that visibility was down to a minimum."Doesn't sound great, but we'll give it a go," the pilot said.As the plane came down, it clipped a power line and the impact of the crash set several nearby houses and vehicles alight, jolting families awake before dawn."The pilot and passengers were fatally injured," NTSB investigator Dan Baker told a press conference on Friday. He added that no one on the ground had been seriously hurt.While Baker did not specify the number of fatalities, the US Federal Aviation Administration previously said the private plane had six people onboard.At least 10 homes in San Diego's Murphy Canyon neighborhood were hit by debris, while the street was littered with charred remnants, scattered fiberglass and jet fuel.Eight people were treated for minor injuries, according to responding police and firefighters.
The plane was not equipped with a flight data recorder.
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