An airplane crashed Monday evening in the El Cajon area of Southern California, leaving no survivors, authorities said.
(CNN)An airplane crashed Monday evening in the El Cajon area of Southern California, leaving no survivors, authorities said.
The plane was scheduled to land at a local airfield when it went down just after 7 p.m, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.Firefighters found no survivors at the scene, authorities said in a news release, but they did not specify how many victims were found.No one was hurt on the ground, the Sheriff’s Department confirmed. The medical examiner will investigate and identify the victims once family members have been notified, the release added.The Sheriff’s Department said the plane was a Learjet, and authorities are uncertain how many people were on board, CNN affiliate KGTV reported.“When firefighters arrived at the scene there was significant rain occurring and there was a large debris field that stretched about 200 feet,” Lakeside Fire Protection District Chief Don Butz told CNN.
Source: El Cajon: Airplane crashes near San Diego, California, authorities report no survivors – CNN
