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SD Fire-Rescue: Two Dead in Plane Crash at Montgomery Field
A Cessna crash-landed and burned on the runway, and crews later contained an active fuel leak as investigators examined the cause.
- On Monday evening, a Cessna Skyhawk 172 crash-landed and caught fire at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa, killing two people, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
- Officials confirmed both unidentified occupants died when the 4-seat private aircraft crashed on one of three airstrips at the facility Monday evening.
- Firefighters, including a crew of about 30, extinguished the blaze by 7 p.m., though Deputy Fire Chief Brian Raines stated crews were unable to extricate the victims while managing an active fuel leak.
- The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily closed the airport following the crash, while the National Transportation Safety Board began investigating the incident to determine the cause and when operations can resume.
- Officials are collaborating with the National Transportation Safety Board to move the plane, "depending on what's needed for the investigation," Raines added, as fuel cleanup remains ongoing.
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Two people died in the crash of a small aircraft at Montgomery Field Airport in San Diego, California City, writing a publication by California Post with reference to local authorities. Two people died in the crash of a small aircraft at Montgomery Field Airport in San Diego, California City, giving RIA News. "Two people died in the crash of a small aircraft at San Diego Airport," says the publication California Post. According to a report from …
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Telemundo 20Cedarnews.net. . A plane was completely set on fire on the track of the Montgomery-Gibbs executive airport in Kearny Mesa, causing the death of two people. Cedarnews . .
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