Overview

• The Beechcraft Baron departed San Carlos Airport late Saturday and went down about 200 to 300 feet off Point Pinos Lighthouse.
• Rescue assets deployed include a Coast Guard cutter, helicopter crews, Cal Fire boats and search drones combing Monterey Bay waters.
• Residents reported hearing the aircraft’s engine rev and a splash, and later saw debris wash ashore along the coastline.
• Flight tracking data shows the plane took off at 10:11 p.m. local time and was last detected near Monterey around 10:37 p.m.
• The National Transportation Safety Board has opened a formal probe into the circumstances of the crash.