The Sun 9.6.2025 /
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SIX people have died after a plane slammed into the ocean off the coast of San Diego.
The aircraft went down in 200 feet of water after taking off on Sunday afternoon. The horror crash occurred near Point Loma, a peninsula in San Diego that juts into the Pacific.
Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the plane was a twin-engine Cessna 414 carrying six people. The FAA said the plane took off from San Diego and was heading back to Phoenix, Arizona. The aircraft had reportedly flown to California just a day earlier.
It went down around 12:30 pm on Sunday, according to officials. Search crews discovered a debris field about five miles offshore later that same day but continued to search for survivors. According to The New York Times, the FAA said that no one survived the crash. So far, none of the six victims have been publicly identified.
The pilot made a haunting final call to air traffic controllers before the crash. He said he was struggling to maintain his heading and climb as the aircraft turned toward the shore twice before going back out to sea.
The plane was just 1,000 feet above the water when the controller urged the pilot to climb to 4,000 feet, KTAR reported. "A debris field has been located, but I do not currently have the size of it," Coast Guard Petty Officer Ryan Graves told NBC local affiliate KNSD.
The water in that area is roughly 200 feet deep, according to the Coast Guard. FAA records list the owner as Optimal Health Systems, a supplement company based in Pima, Arizona.
But the company said it sold the plane to private buyers last year. The FAA database could be out of date, the company said in a statement.
Doug Grant, the company’s founder, said he personally knew several of the passengers on board. “Our sincerest condolences are offered to those affected by the tragedy,” Grant said.
The FAA directed questions about ownership to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB has not yet commented further on the investigation.
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