Twin-engine Cessna with 6 aboard crashes off Point Loma

A Coast Guard MH- Jayhawk used in searches File photo courtesy of USCG The U S Coast Guard published that a small plane with six people aboard crashed Sunday afternoon approximately three miles west of Point Loma Petty Officer Ryan Graves announced the Cessna was communicated down at p m and crews had located a debris field The Coast Guard noted in a post on X that a Jayhawk helicopter a fixed wing aircraft a cutter and two small boats have been dispatched to search for survivors The plane is a twin-engine propeller craft with seven seats According to the Flight Safety System website the aircraft was bound for Phoenix and crashed shortly after takeoff from San Diego International Airport The National Transportation Safety Board stated on X late Sunday that it is researching the crash The crash is the second in San Diego involving a large private aircraft within the past month A business jet went down on Murphy Canyon on May killing six City News Arrangement contributed to this article Updated at p m Sunday June