While federal officials have not confirmed that all six on board the Cessna 550 died in the crash on Thursday, the NTSB said they don’t believe there were any survivors. NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer reports from Murphy Canyon.
A small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday, killing multiple people believed to be passengers and damaging nearly a dozen homes and several more vehicles.
The crash prompted a large response from San Diego Fire-Rescue, police and other first responders. Investigators with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were also called to the scene.
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A home is partially destroyed where a small plane crashed into a San Diego, California, residential street on May 22, 2025. The Federal Aviation Authority said a Cessna 550 crashed at around 3:45 am local time. The neighborhood is close to the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. The crash left a "gigantic debris field" and damaged some 15 homes and parked cars, ABC News quoted the San Diego assistant fire chief as saying. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker / AFP) (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
Investigators look through the site where a small plane crashed on a San Diego, California, residential street on May 22, 2025. The Federal Aviation Authority said a Cessna 550 crashed at around 3:45 am local time. The neighborhood is close to the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. The crash left a "gigantic debris field" and damaged some 15 homes and parked cars, ABC News quoted the San Diego assistant fire chief as saying. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker / AFP) (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
Firefighters work the site where a small plane crashed into a San Diego, California, residential street on May 22, 2025. The Federal Aviation Authority said a Cessna 550 crashed at around 3:45 am local time. The neighborhood is close to the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. The crash left a "gigantic debris field" and damaged some 15 homes and parked cars, ABC News quoted the San Diego assistant fire chief as saying. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker / AFP) (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
Police officers search the site where a small plane crashed on a San Diego, California, residential street on May 22, 2025. The Federal Aviation Authority said a Cessna 550 crashed at around 3:45 am local time. The neighborhood is close to the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. The crash left a "gigantic debris field" and damaged some 15 homes and parked cars, ABC News quoted the San Diego assistant fire chief as saying. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker / AFP) (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
Firefighters work the site where a small plane crashed into a San Diego, California, residential street on May 22, 2025. The Federal Aviation Authority said a Cessna 550 crashed at around 3:45 am local time. The neighborhood is close to the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. The crash left a "gigantic debris field" and damaged some 15 homes and parked cars, ABC News quoted the San Diego assistant fire chief as saying. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker / AFP) (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Damage left behind after a plane crash in a San Diego neighborhood on May 22, 2025.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators at the scene where a small plane crashed in Murphy Canyon on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
Editor's note: A previous version of this story said 10 homes were destroyed. At least 10 homes were damaged and one home was destroyed.
Radio transmissions from the flight's final moments provide some insight into the weather conditions that the pilots faced and what it's like to land at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. NBC 7's Todd Strain reports.