Overview

• On June 8, a twin-engine Cessna 414 bound for Phoenix crashed into the Pacific about three miles off Point Loma, resulting in six fatalities.
• Aviation data show the aircraft dropped nearly 1,900 feet in 13 seconds after takeoff as the pilot reported difficulty maintaining altitude and issued multiple Mayday calls.
• The Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday morning after 35 hours scanning roughly 300 square miles with support from CBP Air and Marine, San Diego Harbor Police and city lifeguards.
• Scattered wreckage was observed floating in approximately 200 feet of water, preventing recovery of the victims’ remains.
• The plane was sold in 2023 by Optimal Health Systems to private individuals in eastern Arizona, and authorities have withheld the victims’ identities pending family notification.