Tragedy Strikes San Diego as Private Jet Crashes Into Neighborhood, Killing Several Onboard
A quiet San Diego neighborhood was rocked early Thursday morning when a private jet crashed onto a residential street, claiming the lives of several people on board. Miraculously, no injuries were reported among residents on the ground.
Assistant San Diego Fire Chief Dan Eddy confirmed at a press briefing that the crash caused a devastating fire, with flames engulfing every car parked on both sides of the street. “When it hit the street, as the jet fuel went down, it took out every single car… you can see that every single car was burning down both sides of the street,” he said.
Officials are still working to determine how many people were on the plane, which had the capacity to carry between eight and ten passengers. They are also investigating whether the aircraft may have struck a power line before going down.
The jet, believed to be a Cessna Citation II, was on its final approach to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego, according to data from flight-tracking site Flight Aware. It had departed from Colonel James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kansas, and was scheduled to arrive at 3:47 a.m.
First responders quickly arrived on the scene and managed to prevent further spread of the fire, but the crash left a trail of destruction and heartbreak in its wake.
As the investigation unfolds, the community and officials mourn those lost and seek answers to what caused this tragic incident
News Source : Information for this article was gathered from a variety of reliable news outlets.
