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Cessna 414 Crash Off San Diego Coast Leaves Six Dead

The National Transportation Safety Board has begun an inquiry after the pilot reported difficulty maintaining heading and altitude moments before the plane plunged into deep waters.

A boat searches for survivors of a plane crash near Point Loma, San Diego, on Monday.
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This image taken from video provided by KGTV shows Fly USCG in San Diego. A twin-engine Cessna 414 crashed on Sunday, June 8, 2025, and the Coast Guard said searchers found a debris field about 3 miles west of Point Loma, a San Diego neighborhood that juts into the Pacific. (KGTV via AP)

Overview

  • The twin-engine Cessna 414 departed San Diego International Airport at about 12:25 p.m. Sunday bound for Phoenix and plunged into the Pacific roughly five minutes later three miles west of Point Loma.
  • U.S. Coast Guard crews found a debris field in water about 200 feet deep and the FAA later confirmed that all six people aboard were killed.
  • Recovered flight data and air traffic control audio show the pilot issued a mayday after reporting trouble maintaining heading and altitude before the plane nosedived at high speed.
  • Those killed include pilot Landon Baldwin, his wife Torrie and a father traveling with three sons, while authorities work to confirm the remaining identities.
  • The NTSB has taken charge of the probe into mechanical or spatial disorientation factors and will analyze ADS-B data and wreckage findings in the coming weeks.