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Runway Lights Weren’t Working as Pilot Tried to Land at Foggy San Diego Airport Before Fatal Crash
- A Cessna 550 crashed around 3:45 a.m. On May 22 into a U.S. Navy neighborhood near Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in foggy San Diego.
- The crash followed the pilot's attempt to land despite runway lights and the airport's weather alert system being inoperative due to a power surge.
- The plane clipped power lines about 2 miles from the airport, causing a fiery crash that damaged homes and forced evacuation of roughly 100 residents.
- Six people aboard, including Sound Talent Group founder Dave Shapiro and musician Daniel Williams, died, while residents suffered only minor injuries; Shapiro owned the plane.
- Investigators continue to seek the crash cause, noting fog and lighting failures complicated the landing, and expect a full report within two years.
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Runway lights weren't working as pilot tried to land at airport before fatal crash
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The runway lights were out, a weather alert system wasn't working, and there was heavy fog in a San Diego airport when a pilot who had flown across the country made the decision to proceed with landing but came up short and crashed into a neighborhood, likely killing all six aboard the aircraft, investigators said Friday.**media[14174]**Investigator Dan Baker of the National Transportation Safety Board said officials will work o…
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Runway lights weren't working as pilot tried to land at foggy San Diego airport before fatal crash
The runway lights were out, a weather alert system wasn’t working and there was heavy fog at a San Diego airport when a pilot who had flown across the country made the decision to proceed with landing but came up…
‘Classic attempt to...’: New details in San Diego plane crash reveal ‘no runway lights, heavy fog at airport’
According to audio of the conversation posted by LiveATC.net, the pilot acknowledged that the weather conditions for landing at the small airport were not ideal. Also, the fog was so thick in the morning that “you could barely see in front of you.”
Runway lights weren’t working as pilot tried to land at foggy San Diego airport before fatal crash
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The runway lights were out, a weather alert system wasn’t working and there was heavy fog at a San Diego airport when a pilot who had flown across the country made the decision to proceed with landing but came up short and crashed into a neighborhood, likely killing all six aboard the aircraft, investigators said Friday. Investigator Dan Baker of the National Transportation Safety Board said officials will work over the next yea…
Scratching in San Diego: Investigators Miss the Site
The weather warning system and the runway lighting did not operate at San Diego airport, where a private jet was to land before crashing in a neighborhood, but the cause of the accident remains uncertain, the authorities said on Friday.
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