New video shows the moment a twin-engine Cessna fell from the sky and burst into flames in a residential neighborhood near San Diego, killing at least two people and destroying homes.
that the Cessna 340 slid down Greencastle Street in Santee before its wing clipped a UPS truck. Then, the plane's fuselage dislodged and barreled toward homes."Those who knew Steve said he took pride in his work, and his positive attitude and joyful laugh made the hardest days a little lighter," UPS said in a statement shared with NBC News."Steve was held in high regard and will be greatly missed.
Santee Deputy Fire Chief Justin Matsushita said that two homes were decimated in the crash and multiple vehicles caught fire. The debris field stretched more than a block, he said, and power was cut to 10 homes while first responders combed through the wreckage.It was unclear if anyone else was on the plane, but Matsushita said"that the injuries are nonsurvivable for anyone that was on that plane." The Cessna C340 is a six-seater plane.
The plane was supposed to land at the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego, according to the flight plan. It crashed a few miles from the Gillespie Field airport.
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