Three killed from the music industry in San Diego private aircraft crash

The music of the music agency Sound Talent Group said three of her employees, including co -founder Dave Shapiro, died in the private aircraft that collapsed in a quarter in San Diego.

Shapiro is listed as the owner of the aircraft and, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, has a pilot license. According to his LinkedIn page, Shapiro also had a flight school called Velocity Aviation and a record label, Velocity Records.

The British independent reported that Daniel Williams, a former drummer of the Christian rock band The Devil Wears Prada, reported further deaths.

The Teufel wears the official Instagram account from Prada, who has a tribute to the former member. A photo of the drummer was labeled: “No words. We owe everything to you. Love yourself forever.”

In front of the flight, Williams published photos of an aircraft cockpit and said that he was “hit” with Shapiro and he acted as “(CO) pilot”.

The musician's father, Larry Williams, said TMZ, his son was probably fun and he had no pilot license.

The Sound Talent Group agency did not share the names of the other two who died.

“We are destroyed by the loss of our co -founder, colleagues and friends.

The Sound Talent Group represented artists like Hanson, Sum 41 and Vanessa Carlton.

The total number of deaths is unknown, but according to the Federal Aviation Administration, six people were on board the aircraft.

The private jet plunged into a quarter of the US Navy residential houses in San Diego during the foggy weather, which ignited at least one house and numerous vehicles on the street in a quarter of Thursday (local time). The aircraft cut off the power lines before it hit the house, said Elliot Simpson with the national transportation Safety board.

During the experiment, after the crash, shortly before 4 a.m. in Murphy Canyon, the largest quarter of the Marine apartment in the country, several people were injured. Others were treated for smoke inhalation, the authorities said.

A neighborhood looks like a war zone

At least one home was destroyed with its heavy front and his roof collapsed. About 10 others suffered from the place where half a dozen vehicles melted and burned into burned shells.

Ariya Waterworth said she woke up to a “Whooshing noise” and then saw a huge fireball outside. She screamed for help when firefighters arrived and helped her get out with her two children and her family dog.

One of the family's cars was “completely decomposed” and the other had extensive damage. Her farm was covered with aircraft parts, broken glass and rubble.

“I definitely feel blessed because we are spared,” she said.

Anthony Carrasco, a police officer of San Diego, said that five people from a single family were taken to a hospital after evacuation of a nearby school to take a breath of smoke inhalation.

Another person was treated in a hospital for injuries while climbing a window to flee. Two others were treated at the scene of the crime due to minor injuries.

At least 100 inhabitants were evacuated, the police said, with the surrounding blocks being cordoned off with a yellow police band and checkpoints. Jet fuel rolled the laughing lesson hours after the crash. The smell of fuel remained in the air, while the authorities worked to extinguish a stubborn car fire that broke the smoke.

“I cannot give words to describe what the scene looks like, but with the Jet fuel that goes down the street and all at once, it was quite terrible to see,” said Scott Wahl, chief of police from San Diego.

Airplane comes from a small airport in New Jersey

The San Diego officials have not published any details about the aircraft, said it was a flight from the middle west.

A Cessna Citation II-Jet is listed on the flight tracking. Officials at Kansas Airport stated that they stopped at Wichita in Wichita.

The flight was created on Wednesday evening in Teterboro, New Jersey, about 10 km from Manhattan and is an airfield that is often used by private individuals and corporate jets.

Audio from www.liveatc.net contains a brief transmission of the pilot, in which it was calculated that he was the final approach of Montgomery-Gibbs Airport and about three miles at 3.45 a.m.

The aircraft is owned by Daviation LLC based in Alaska, and according to the Federal Aviation Administration, its owner kept a pilot license. Public records show that the owner also had at least one address in San Diego. The Associated Press could not reach the owner, his family or his business partners immediately.

Savers help the residents and pets to flee

Christopher Moore, who lives a street from the crash site from the crash site, said that he and his wife were woken up by a loud bang. They packed their three boys and ran out of the house. On the way out of the neighborhood, they saw a car on fire.

“It was definitely terrible, but sometimes you just have to drop your head and come to safety,” he said.

Police officers saved several animals, including three Husky puppies that were rolled away in a car. Families, including Moore's, stood in a parking space for a few blocks and waited to learn when they could return to their houses.

The weather may have played a role in the crash

Eddy said that it was very foggy at the time the private aircraft crashed. “They could hardly see them in front of them,” he said. The officials checked whether the aircraft had cut off a power line before storming into the neighborhood, which was about 3 km from Montgomery-Gibbs Airport.

Raoul Castillo, a member of the city council, said the residents told him dramatic stories, “about military families who help military families from their houses, jump out of windows and avoid fire”.

The FAA said the National Transportation Safety Board would lead the examination.

At this hour and in foggy weather, the aircraft probably became in operation in an instrument flight rules, which is usually used during reduced visibility, said Barry Newman, a state-certified aviation wal.

For this airport, however, the pilot must also rely on its eyesight as soon as the aircraft is reached 205 m.

“If a pilot descends to this level and he cannot see the runway, he has to request a missed approach or redirect to another airport,” said Newman.

In October 2021, a twin engine plane plowed a suburb of San Diego, which killed the pilot and an ups delivery driver on the floor and burning houses. It prepared to land at the airport.

In December 2008, a US -Marine Corps fighter plane hit a house in the city of University City in San Diego and led to an explosion in which four people were killed inside. The Marine Corps blamed the crash on mechanical failure and human mistakes.

– Additional reporting from 1News.