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What We Know About a Private Plane's Fatal Crash Into a San Diego Neighborhood
- A Cessna 550 business jet carrying six people crashed into a San Diego neighborhood shortly before 4 a.m. On May 4, igniting multiple homes and causing fatalities.
- The crash happened during poor weather with dense fog near Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, and fatigue after an overnight flight likely contributed to the accident.
- Among the dead were music talent agent Dave Shapiro, co-founder of Sound Talent Group, and two employees, while eight residents were injured but none fatally on the ground.
- Dan Eddy, a senior San Diego fire official, described the scene as extremely distressing, with jet fuel spilling onto the streets and numerous homes and vehicles engulfed in flames.
- The National Transportation Safety Board remains at the scene to document the accident and intends to retrieve the aircraft, with a preliminary report anticipated in approximately two weeks.
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PBS NewsHour
BizTocFederal investigators work to determine cause of deadly San Diego plane crash
The weather alert system and runway lights weren’t working at a foggy San Diego airport where a private jet was planning to land before it crashed into a neighborhood, but the cause of the crash remains unclear, officials said Friday.
The Trentonian
Runway lights were out as pilot tried to land at foggy San Diego airport before fatal crash
By JULIE WATSON and JOSH FUNK 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. Music executive Dave Shapiro poses for a portrait on Dec. 3, 2024, in Nashville…
Pasadena Star News
Federal investigators comb site of San Diego plane crash in neighborhood of military housing
By JULIE WATSON and JOSH FUNK SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal investigators on Friday were combing a San Diego neighborhood a day after a private jet carrying a music executive and five others crashed there and are presumed dead. Miraculously, everyone on the ground escaped safely, officials said, including a family of four who fled with their dogs after the aircraft tore off their home’s roof and engulfed it in flames. Music executive Dave Shapiro pos…
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