SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — It’s been one year since residents in Murphy Canyon were jolted awake by the sound of disaster falling from the sky when a small plane crashed into the San Diego neighborhood.
- The video above shows the moment a plane crashed into a community in Murphy Canyon
In the early morning hours of May 22, 2025, a Cessna Citation II (C550) twin-jet aircraft plummeted into the heart of the military housing community, igniting homes on fire and sending startled residents running into the streets.
The small plane was approaching Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport around 3:45 a.m. when it fell to the ground amid dense fog and low visibility. The crash killed all six people aboard the aircraft, injured several people in the neighborhood, damaged at least 10 homes, and completely destroyed another.
For many San Diegans, the images remain unforgettable: burning homes illuminated against the dark sky, streets doused with jet fuel and frightened families rushing outside in their pajamas…