What we know: Aftermath of ‘horrific’ Murphy Canyon crash
Cars burning in Murphy Canyon after the crash Photo courtesy of OnScene TV Police and firefighters at the scene of the crash in Murphy Canyon Photo courtesy of OnScene TV Leaders look over the aftermath of a small plane crash that left multiple people dead early Thursday Photo by Adrian Childress Times of San Diego Workers in hazmat gear look over a charred car on a residential street near Murphy Canyon Photo by Adrian Childress Times of San Diego Burned cars at Cessna crash Photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego FAA investigators at Cessna crash Photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego A worker looks over charred cars and downed branches after a small plane crashed in the Murphy Canyon area Photo by Adrian Childress Times of San Diego Press conference at Cessna crash Photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego The review will continue Friday into why a Cessna plunged into a Murphy Canyon neighborhood apparently killing all six people aboard the plane but thanks to fast action on the part of first responders and neighbors no one on the ground Here s a rundown of what we know Casualties As of Friday six are apparently dead including talent agency co-founder Dave Shapiro but functionaries have only identified three of the six aboard the small jet that had been headed to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport Impact in neighborhood Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board declared the Cessna hit power lines roughly two miles southeast of the airport Once the plane plummeted into the block of Salmon Street it left one home with severe fire damage and a collapsed roof At least other residences were damaged executives stated along with several vehicles that were mangled and destroyed Residents mostly spared Though countless fled the fire with just the clothes on the their backs just eight were treated for smoke inhalation and injuries that were not life-threatening including a person who was hurt climbing out a window a San Diego police officer mentioned One woman Ariya Waterworth announced she woke up and saw a giant fireball outside Firefighters helped her escape with her children amid plane parts and debris that littered her yard I definitely do feel fortunate because we ve been spared she announced Quote of the day I can t quite put words to describe what the scene looks like but with the jet fuel going down the street and everything on fire all at once it was pretty horrific to see San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl stated What s next Officers are expected to name other casualties on Friday The National Transportation Safety Board has begun its inspection and a preliminary document is expected to be distributed in about two weeks The Associated Press and City News Utility contributed to this analysis
