A small plane crashed in the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego, California, with reports noting that two people had been killed in the accident on September 7. Airport operations in Kearny Mesa are closed for now amid rescue operations.
San Diego Fire-Rescue shared an update “Approximately 30 SDFD personnel are on scene of a small plane on fire on the runway at the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. The airport will be temporarily closed during emergency operations.”
Reports from NBC San Diego and ABC's 10 News noted that both people on board died in the plane crash. Some reports indicated it was a Cessna that had crashed.
The Federal Aviation Administration has closed the airport amid the ongoing investigation, the city of San Diego also updated. “The @FAANews has closed Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport while fire-rescue crews work the scene,” the official page posted.
{{/usCountry}}The Federal Aviation Administration has closed the airport amid the ongoing investigation, the city of San Diego also updated. “The @FAANews has closed Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport while fire-rescue crews work the scene,” the official page posted.
{{/usCountry}}A cause for the crash is not known at present and authorities have not said when the airport might reopen. The crash was first reported at 5:20pm at the airport which is also known as Montgomery Field and is located at 3750 John J. Montgomery Drive. It remains unclear if there has been any structural damage to the airport as a result of the crash.
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An official of the SDFRD told a local news channel that the situation remains ‘very active’.
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One person shared a photo of the plane on fire.
“So. A plane that I have around 60 hours in is balled up off 28L and on fire. Apparently the crew didn’t get out. Odds are pretty good I know the instructor onboard,” they wrote.
Another page shared an aerial view of the runway posting the news of the crash alongside it.
A page also showed airport activity amid the news of the crash. “An accident was reported at San Diego Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF) minutes ago. A fire was reported and other aircraft were diverted to alternate airports,” they wrote, noting that another plane had been diverted as a result of the accident.
Currently, the owner of the plane that crashed is not known.
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Notably, this incident is not the same as the plane that made a hard landing in the Montgomery County Airpark airport in Maryland.
Here too, there were two people on board, but they were rescued without injuries after the plane had to make a hard landing.