Three Feared Dead After Small Plane Crashes Off Monterey Coast
Three Feared Dead After Small Plane Crashes Off Monterey Coast
Three individuals were discovered unresponsive Sunday morning following the crash of a small aircraft into the Pacific Ocean off the central California coast. Emergency responders were alerted late Saturday night to reports of a plane going down approximately 300 yards (275 meters) from Point Pinos in Monterey County, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Witnesses reported hearing an aircraft engine revving before a splash, and debris from the wreckage later washed ashore. The twin-engine Beech 95-B55 Baron, carrying three people, departed from San Carlos airport at 10:11 p.m. and was last tracked near Monterey at 10:37 p.m. Coast Guard boat and helicopter crews, aided by local law enforcement and fire agencies, initiated a search and rescue operation. One person was located around 3 a.m., with divers finding the remaining two inside the submerged aircraft between 6:30 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. All three were unresponsive, and the coroner’s office will make the official determination of death. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will conduct a full investigation into the incident.
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