Small plane crashes in San Diego setting homes and vehicles on fire
The plane crashed at around 3:45 a.m. local time with multiple deaths reported
By Michael Dorgan Fox News
Published May 22, 2025 10:37am EDT A small aircraft crashed in a large San Diego military neighborhood Thursday morning, setting several homes and vehicles on fire.
The aircraft, a Cessna 550, crashed at around 3:45 a.m. in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood, leaving a path of destruction in its midst.
Officials said that there were "multiple fatalities" and that nobody on the ground was seriously injured. The plane can carry six to eight people, although investigators said they are still trying to determine how many people were on board.
Authorities work the scene of a house where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting several homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks early Thursday, May 22, 2025.
"We have jet fuel all over the place," Assistant Fire Department Chief Dan Eddy said during a news conference. "Our main goal is to search all these homes and get everybody out right now."
He said there was a "direct hit to multiple homes" and described "a gigantic debris field" in an area of densely populated homes and sweeping canyon views.
Nearly 100 residents have been displaced in what Naval Base San Diego Capt. Bob Healy described as "one of the largest military housing areas in the world."
Initial reports say that the plane hit a pole, losing its wing, then crashed into a home, sending debris airborne. Officials said that 15 homes were impacted by the crash. The plane originated from the Midwest.
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