Overview
- The private jet clipped a power line in dense fog before crashing near Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport at 3:45 a.m. local time.
- All six people aboard the plane were killed, including Sound Talent Group co-founder Dave Shapiro and former The Devil Wears Prada drummer Daniel Williams.
- The crash ignited multiple homes and vehicles in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of over 100 residents and injuring eight people on the ground.
- Dave Shapiro, a licensed pilot and influential music agent, was reportedly piloting the aircraft, which had departed from Teterboro, New Jersey, with a refueling stop in Wichita, Kansas.
- The NTSB has launched an investigation into the crash, focusing on weather conditions and potential mechanical or operational factors.