An aircraft crashed in a neighborhood near El Cajon Monday evening, bursting into flames and downing several power lines.
EL CAJON, Calif. -- A small airplane crashed in a neighborhood near El Cajon Monday evening, causing an unknown number of fatalities, damaging one home and downing several power lines.
The crash was reported at about 7:15 p.m. near the 1200 block of Pepper Drive and North Mollison Avenue in the unincorporated Bostonia neighborhood.Deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department's Santee and Lakeside stations immediately responded to the scene along with the Lakeside Fire Protection District, the California Highway Patrol and the El Cajon Police Department.
"At this time, we do not have information on where the plane was coming from or how many were on board. Firefighters were not able to find any survivors at the crash scene," the sheriff's department said at 11:25 p.m.One home was damaged, but no injuries were reported on the ground, officials said. The sheriff's department tweeted at 8:57 p.m. that the fire was out, and added that the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were notified and will be handling the investigation.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has photos or videos from the scene was asked to email witness@ntsb.gov.
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