San Diego Plane Crash: All 6 Victims Identified, NTSB Investigates System Failures

San Diego Plane Crash Details

• ✈️ A Cessna 550 business jet crashed into a residential neighborhood in San Diego early Thursday morning, resulting in a fireball explosion.
• 💥 The plane struck power lines in heavy fog before impacting the ground, igniting over a dozen homes and cars.
• 🚨 Six victims aboard the aircraft were killed, and incredibly, no one on the ground was harmed.

NTSB Investigation Findings

• ⚠️ Investigators revealed that the runway lights and airport weather reporting system were not operational at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport during the plane's approach.
• ☁️ The pilot was reportedly given weather information for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, indicating favorable conditions (1/2 mile visibility, 200-foot ceiling), which contrasted with the actual heavy fog.
• 📞 The pilot did not report any problems or declare an emergency to air traffic control prior to the crash.

Victims Identified

• 🎤 The six victims have been identified as David Shapiro, the plane's owner and pilot, a well-known music agent.
• 🥁 Also identified were Daniel Williams, former drummer for The Devil Wears Prada, and Kendall Fortner and Dominic Damiano, both booking assistants at Sound Talent Group.
• 📸 The group also included Selena Canyon, a professional photographer and mother, and [Name Missing], a software engineer and close friend of Shapiro.

Aircraft and Further Investigation

• 🧳 The Cessna 550 jet did not have a flight data recorder.
• 🎤 Investigators are currently working to determine if the aircraft was equipped with a cockpit voice recorder.
• 🚒 Residents described hearing loud crashes and seeing fires, with some rushing to help neighbors escape burning homes.