Metal drummer dies in private jet crash in San Diego

A erstwhile drummer from a celebrated metallic set has died aft a backstage pitchy collapsed into subject lodging successful California during foggy weather.

The clang ignited cars parked on a suburban neighbourhood artifact and killed aggregate group connected committee nan plane, authorities say.

Former drummer of metalcore band, nan Devil Wears Prada, Daniel Williams, has been identified arsenic 1 of nan victims, arsenic good arsenic well-known euphony supplier Dave Shapiro.

Assistant San Diego Fire Chief Dan Eddy said "there is simply a nonstop deed to aggregate homes" successful nan Murphy Canyon neighbourhood of San Diego early connected Thursday greeting (Thursday nighttime AEST).

"We person pitchy substance each complete nan place," he said, during a news conference, describing "a gigantic debris field" successful a dense, packed neighbourhood.

The level could clasp 8 to 10 group but it was not yet known really galore were connected board, Eddy said later successful nan morning.

Authorities will beryllium investigating whether nan level deed a powerfulness line, he said.

The craft collapsed conscionable earlier 4am (9pm AEST) yesterday into nan US military's largest lodging neighbourhood, appearing to onslaught astatine slightest 1 location that had a charred and collapsed tile and smashing done half a twelve vehicles. About 10 homes suffered harm but nary 1 wrong nan homes needed carrier to nan hospital, authorities said.

San Diego officials haven't released specifications astir nan level but said it was a formation coming successful from nan Midwest.

The formation search tract FlightAware lists a Cessna Citation II pitchy that was scheduled to get astatine nan Montgomery-Gibbs Executive airdrome successful San Diego astatine 3.47am from nan mini Colonel James Jabara Airport successful Wichita, Kansas. Officials astatine nan airdrome said it conscionable made a fuelling extremity successful Wichita. The formation originated Wednesday nighttime successful Teterboro, New Jersey, according to FlightAware.

The airdrome successful Teterboro is astir 10 kilometres from Manhattan and is often utilized by backstage and firm jets.

In nan San Diego neighbourhood, nan smell of pitchy substance lingered successful nan aerial hours aft nan clang while authorities worked to put retired 1 stubborn car fire. They described a frightening segment successful nan aftermath of nan crash.

"I can't rather put words to picture what nan segment looks like, but pinch nan pitchy substance going down nan street, and everything connected occurrence each astatine once, it was beautiful horrific to see," San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said.

Half a twelve afloat charred cars sat connected nan thoroughfare and character limbs, solid and pieces of achromatic and bluish metallic were scattered connected nan road. At nan extremity of nan thoroughfare achromatic fume billowed arsenic nan tract continued to burn.

Wahl said much than 50 constabulary officers were connected nan segment wrong minutes and began evacuating homes. At slightest 100 residents were displaced to an removal centre astatine a adjacent simple school.

Christopher Moore, who lives 1 thoroughfare complete from nan clang site, said he and his woman were awakened by a large bang and saw fume erstwhile they looked retired nan window.

They grabbed their 2 young children and ran retired of nan house. On their measurement retired of nan neighbourhood they saw a car engulfed successful flames.

"It was decidedly horrifying for sure, but sometimes you've conscionable sewage to driblet your caput and get to safety," he said.

Police officers were rescuing aggregate animals, including 3 husky puppies that were rolled distant from nan clang segment successful a wagon.

A fewer blocks away, families including Moore's stood successful their pyjamas successful a parking batch waiting for connection of erstwhile they tin return to their homes.

Many subject work members unrecorded successful nan neighbourhood, which is made up of azygous family homes and townhouses. It besides is heavy populated by mini civilian and subject aircraft.

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport and Gillespie Field are nearby.

Eddy said it was very foggy astatine nan clip nan backstage level crashed.

"You could hardly spot successful beforehand of you," he said.

"The number of group connected committee is chartless astatine this time," nan FAA said successful a statement.

The FAA said nan National Transportation Safety Board will lead nan investigation.

In October 2021, a twin-engine level plowed into a San Diego suburb, sidesplitting nan aviator and a UPS transportation driver connected nan crushed and burning homes. It was preparing to onshore astatine nan airport.

In December 2008, a Marine Corps combatant pitchy slammed into a location successful San Diego's University City neighbourhood, causing an detonation that killed 4 group inside. The Marine Corps blamed nan clang connected mechanical nonaccomplishment and quality error.

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