Private plane involved in deadly crash in San Diego originated in Teterboro, flight data shows
TETERBORO, New Jersey (WABC) -- The private plane involved in a deadly crash in San Diego originated in Teterboro on Wednesday night before stopping in Wichita, Kansas, for an hour, probably to refuel, and was inbound to San Diego at the time of the crash.
The Cessna 550 arrived at Teterboro from Daytona Beach, Florida, on Sunday night and appears to have been sitting there until Wednesday night, according to its flight history.
It had been flying around the country for the past week, with with no other stops in Teterboro. The most consistent airports it has used are in the San Diego area.
The aircraft crashed just before 4 a.m. into the U.S. military's largest housing neighborhood, appearing to strike at least one home that had a charred and collapsed roof and smashing through half a dozen vehicles. About 10 homes suffered damage but no one inside the homes needed transport to the hospital, authorities said.
According to radio tower traffic, there was no mayday call before the crash. The last communication from the pilot was him saying on the radio that he was 3 miles out and landing.
The music agency Sound Talent Group said Thursday that three of its employees died on the private plane.
The dead include Dave Shapiro, the agency's co-founder. Shapiro is listed as the owner of the plane and has a pilot's license, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Sound Talent Group has represented artists including Hanson, Sum 41 and Vanessa Carlton.
The agency didn't share the names of the other two employees who died.
The airport in Teterboro is about six miles from Manhattan and is frequently used by private and corporate jets.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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