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Cessna 414 Crashes Off San Diego Coast, Six Killed

Federal investigators are exploring spatial disorientation as a factor after a Mayday call prompted a search that recovered a debris field with no survivors

A boat searches for survivors of a plane crash near Point Loma, San Diego, on Monday.
Several parts of a retaining wall through Bay Ho do not line up.
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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 went down around 12:30 p.m. on June 8, about three miles west of Point Loma shortly after departing San Diego International Airport.
  • All six occupants died, including pilot Landon Baldwin, his wife Torrie and a father traveling with his three young sons, according to FAA and family statements.
  • Air traffic control recordings show the pilot issuing a Mayday call five minutes after takeoff while reporting difficulty maintaining heading and climb.
  • Search teams from the U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, San Diego Harbor Police and lifeguards located wreckage in roughly 200 feet of water but recovered no survivors.
  • The NTSB and FAA have opened a joint investigation with early findings pointing to possible pilot spatial disorientation and registry records indicating the aircraft was sold by Optimal Health Systems in 2023.