Pilot and passengers killed in San Diego plane crash

San Diego: The six people onboard a small plane that crashlanded on a California neighborhood amid dense fog were all killed, according to investigati...

San Diego: The six people onboard a small plane that crashlanded on a California neighborhood amid dense fog were all killed, according to investigating authorities.

The Cessna 550 Citation, which federal records show belonged to music agent Dave Shapiro, plummeted into a residential area of San Diego at 3:47 am (1047 GMT) on Thursday, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

It was not immediately clear what caused the Cessna to come plunging into the Murphy Canyon neighborhood, about two miles (3.2 kilometres) from the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport where the aircraft was headed.

In an audio recording posted to air traffic website liveatc.net, the pilot can be heard asking about weather conditions prior to descent, while indicating that visibility was down to a minimum.

"Doesn't sound great, but we'll give it a go," the pilot said.