6 Killed In Plane Crash Off Coast Of Point Loma

SAN DIEGO, CA — Six people were killed when a plane crashed off the coast of San Diego, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday.

A twin-engine Cessna 414 went down at about 12:45 p.m. Sunday roughly three miles west of Point Loma, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The six occupants included the pilot, his wife, and a man with his three sons, according to a report from the Aviation Safety Network. Their identities were withheld pending family notification.

Search crews found scattered wreckage of the aircraft floating in an area where the water is about 200 feet deep, according to the Coast Guard.

The plane, which was bound for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, crashed shortly after takeoff from San Diego International Airport, according to the Flight Safety Foundation.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were investigating the crash. The FAA said the NSTB will lead the investigation.

It's the second time in less than a month that a plane has gone down in the San Diego region. In May, six people were killed when a Cessna 550 aircraft went down amid foggy conditions, striking a home and vehicles in a residential area in the Murphy Canyon community of San Diego.

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City News Service contributed to this report.