San Diego plane crash: Investigation, clean-up begins after deadly collision in Murphy Canyon
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Hours after a deadly plane crash that wreaked havoc in a San Diego neighborhood for military families, federal authorities and emergency crews have begun attending to the wreckage. The crash in San Diego's Murphy Canyon neighborhood involving a small Cessna 550 en route to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport — a general aviation airport to the west of the crash site — killed at least three and injured eight others, according to local authorities. The impact of the crash exploded into a number of fires, sparked by spilled jet fuel and downed power lines. The fires burned through more than a dozen homes and vehicles parked along the street, creating a scene described by a local fire official as a "gigantic debris field." National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration officials were called to the scene to lead the investigation into what caused the Cessna plane to plummet into the single-family neighborhood. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is also on scene. Local crews are expected to begin clean-up in the coming hours, while the aircraft is not expected to be recovered until Saturday. In the meantime, more than 100 families have been evacuated to a temporary shelter at Hancock Elementary School at 3303 Taussig St. Follow live-updates from FOX 5/KUSI below.
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