San Diego County officials identified four of the jet’s six occupants killed in the crash and ensuing fire. One was 42-year-old music agent and certified pilot David Shapiro, who owned the company to which the Cessna 550 Citation II was registered.

A small civilian jet crashed into military housing in Murphy Canyon during foggy weather early Thursday, setting several homes on fire.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office identified two more people who died after a small plane crashed in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood early Thursday morning.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators at the scene where a small plane crashed in Murphy Canyon on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating Thursday’s plane crash near the intersection of Sample Street and Salmon Street.

An investigator had said both runway lights and a weather notification system at the airport were out before the fatal crash that killed six.

A small plane crashed in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood, near Tierrasanta, early Thursday morning, prompting a major emergency response.

La avioneta, una Cessna 550, se estrelló cerca del Aeropuerto Ejecutivo Montgomery-Gibbs alrededor de las 3:45 a. m. del jueves.