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Small Cessna Lands Off Mission Beach With No Injuries

FAA records identify the aircraft as registered to Aero Standard Ltd of Oceanside.

Overview

  • Lifeguards reported the plane touched down in the water just west of Tower 16 near the 700 block of Jersey Court around 11:30 a.m.
  • Responders moved the aircraft from the water onto the sand by about 11:45 a.m.
  • San Diego Lifeguards, Fire-Rescue, and police secured the scene and assisted on the beach.
  • Officials said the only occupants, the pilot and his daughter, reported no injuries.
  • Witness accounts differed on whether the plane was on the sand or in the water as the situation unfolded.