NTSB confirms San Diego plane hits power cord before crashes, killing six people
A small plane crashed into a U.S. Navy-owned residential area in San Diego earlier Thursday, incinerating more than a dozen nearby houses and cars, hitting high-voltage power lines while approaching the airport landing, officials confirmed Friday.
Airplane, a Cessna 550 quotes commercial jetsNTSB chief Dan Baker said the crash around 3:45 near Murphy Canyon killed all six people.
While authorities have not identified the person killed, Fox News digitally learned music director Dave Shapiro and drummer Daniel Williams died in a crash.
Authorities worked, a small plane crashed near San Diego, catching several houses on fire and forcing the evacuation along several blocks earlier Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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After departing from Teterboro, New Jersey, the flight stopped in Wichita, Kansas and entered Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.
When the plane hits the power cord, the plane is approaching the runway of the airport.
Baker said the male pilot did not report any issues with air traffic control and did not declare an emergency.
Authorities work, a small plane crashed into the vicinity of San Diego, catching several houses on fire and forcing several blocks to evacuate on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
NTSB investigators determined that the airport provides pilots with automated surface observation systems that provide airport weather conditions at the time of the accident were “ineffective” at the airport due to a “irrelevant power surge.”
Before starting to Montgomery Airport, air traffic control provided pilots with weather conditions at the Marine Corps air station Miramar, Baker said.
Weather in Miramar, four miles north of Montgomery Airport was told about flat weather, visibility and 200 feet of ceiling.
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NTSB investigators also determined that the runway’s precise proximity path indicator and the air mission of the proximity lighting system were also called NOTAMS, and the airport’s runway alignment indicator “unusable” at the time of the accident.
Baker said that while the plane does not have a flight data recorder, the cockpit voice recorder may have been installed.
A map showing a small plane crashing in San Diego Thursday morning. (Fox News)
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The wreckage recovery will take place Friday afternoon and concluded the site part of the investigation.
“We will continue to investigate pilot qualifications, training, flight history and other human factors that may be involved in the accident,” Baker said. “We will investigate the maintenance history and flight performance of the aircraft, and we will continue to investigate any other environmental issues that may be a factor in the accident.”
FAA records show Shapiro is the owner of the plane and holds a pilot’s license, although it is not clear whether he flew the plane at the time of the crash.
The National Transportation Safety Commission is still trying to determine the cause of the San Diego plane crash. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Officials said that only eight times were injured on the ground as military families acted quickly, escaped from the house and jumped out of the window.
About 100 residents were displaced. Free Military Housing and the Red Cross are helping residents find accommodation.
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NTSB Regional Investigators, the Federal Aviation Administration, Textron Aviation and Williams International Ingines are assisting the investigation.
NTSB’s air traffic control and weather experts are assisting remotely.
