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Emergency crews responded late Saturday following reports of a
plane down about 300 yards (275 meters) off Point Pinos in
Monterey County, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Witnesses said they heard an aircraft engine revving and then a
splash in the water, KSBW-TV reported. People on shore later
reported seeing debris wash up from the crashed plane.
The twin-engine Beech 95-B55 Baron with three people aboard took
off from the San Carlos airport at 10:11 p.m. and was last seen
at 10:37 p.m. near Monterey, according to flight tracking data
from FlightAware.com.
Coast Guard boat and helicopter crews were launched to search
for the victims, with assistance from local law enforcement and
fire agencies.
Searchers in a boat found one person around 3 a.m. Divers found
the remaining two people inside the aircraft between 6:30 a.m.
and 9:15 a.m. All three were unresponsive, the Coast Guard said.
“In this case unresponsive means no signs of life, however it is
the coroner’s office and Sheriff’s office that make the
distinction of dead/deceased,” Petty Officer Ryan Graves said in
an email. Messages were sent to the coroner's office seeking
more information.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National
Transportation Safety Board will investigate.
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