Cessna 414 Down Off San Diego W/ 6 Onboard

[PHXPhlyer]

Small plane carrying six crashes off the coast of Sunset Cliffs
Search underway involving Coast Guard aircraft, cutter, boats and city lifeguards

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/20 ... et-cliffs/

A small plane with six people aboard crashed into the ocean about 3 miles off Sunset Cliffs Sunday afternoon, prompting a search involving several agencies.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the twin-engine Cessna 414 crashed around 12:30 p.m., not long after it took off. Flight tracking website, Flightaware.com, showed that the plane was bound for Phoenix.

The Coast Guard received the report at 12:50 p.m. and began searching the debris field with several assets, including a Jayhawk helicopter, a C-27 airplane, the Cutter Sea Otter and two smaller boats, said Petty Officer Charlie Valor.

None of the people believed to be on board had been found by early evening as the search continued, Coast Guard officials said.

The plane was a Cessna 414, which is a pressurized, twin-engine aircraft designed to carry six to eight passengers, according to officials.

San Diego lifeguards initially assisted with the search, then were called off after it became clear the plane went down in water that is probably 200 feet deep or more, a spokesperson said.

“The U.S. Coast Guard alerted San Diego fire department lifeguards after receiving reports from vessels of a large splash approximately three miles off Sunset Cliffs,” said Candace Hadley, a spokesperson for San Diego Fire-Rescue.

“Lifeguards responded with several rescue vessels (boats and some personal watercraft), who located an oil sheen and some debris on the water,” Hadley said.

She said lifeguards requested additional support from the Coast Guard because of the depth of the water being searched. The Coast Guard has since assumed responsibility for search, rescue and recovery operations.

“Initial debris recovered by lifeguards have been turned over to Coast Guard authorities. Our Triton vessel is currently on standby in case there is any additional need for assistance,” she said.

The high-performance Triton is equipped with hoses and can be used to fight fires.

This is the second private plane to crash in the San Diego area in the past 2 1/2 weeks. On May 22, a Cessna 550 Citation II jet crashed into a Murphy Canyon neighborhood, damaging a four-plex in the military housing area and setting 20 vehicles on fire.

Six people on board the jet — the pilot and five passengers — were killed in the crash. Miraculously, only a few people suffered minor injuries on the ground.

Several homes were damaged in the Murphy Canyon area after a small plane crashed early Thursday morning, setting several of the homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks.
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the cause of that crash. Officials noted the plane was heading to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa on a foggy evening when the plane clipped a transmission line about 120 feet in the air.

In that incident, the plane had departed from Teterboro, N.J., then stopped in Wichita, Kan., before heading on to San Diego.

With Sunday’s crash, it was not immediately clear where the plane had taken off from or its intended destination.

PP

[Karearea]

blancolirio: N414BA C-414 San Diego CA 8 June 2025 [14:08]

[PHXPhlyer]

Sad personal connection.
D#1 called just now and said that she knew the pilot. He was a bit ahead of her at the school that she and I both graduated from. His wife was with him as well as a man and his 3 adult sons who have not been identified.

PP

[Archer]

This is the replay of his arrival the day before:

[Boac]

Oh dear. Sadly not really a surprise he crashed!

[PHXPhlyer]

Six deceased in San Diego plane crash are from the Gila Valley

https://gilaherald.com/six-deceased-in- ... la-valley/

Link has photos

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Six deceased in San Diego plane crash are from the Gila Valley
June 11, 2025 - by News Director
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Landon Baldwin stands in front of a twin-engine Cessna 414 that crashed off the coast of San Diego on Sunday. All six occupents were from the Gila Valley and all have deceased.
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By Jon Johnson

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SAN DIEGO – Six people who died in a small plane crash off the coast of San Diego on Sunday are all from the Gila Valley.

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, a search and rescue effort was launched at about 12:45 p.m. on Sunday after witnesses reported seeing a Cessna 414 airplane crash into the ocean roughly three miles west of Point Loma in San Diego.

The plane had departed San Diego International Airport and was on its initial climb before heading toward Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.


The Coast Guard dispatched a Jayhawk helicopter and a Sea Otter, as well as several boats, which joined forces with other agencies in the search, including the San Diego Harbor Police and Lifeguards, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

According to air traffic control, the pilot, reportedly Landon Baldwin, of Pima, advised that he was having trouble maintaining his heading and was attempting to climb as the plane turned towards the shore. At the time, the plane was only about 1,000 feet in the air, and the air traffic controller urged the plane to climb to 4,000 feet in elevation and directed him to land at nearby North Island Airport. Baldwin responded by saying he couldn’t see the airport, likely due to a thick marine layer (fog) that covered the area and could have been a contributing factor in the crash. A short time later, Baldwin issued a Mayday distress call, and the plane crashed into the ocean.


The plane went down roughly three miles west of Point Loma, just north of San Diego.
Flight tracking data shows the Cessna lifting off from San Diego International Airport at 12:25 p.m. bound for Phoenix. According to open-source data from ADS-B Exchange, the plane reached a maximum altitude of only 2,100 feet before making two turns to the left. The day before the crash on June 7, the flight tracker recorded the Cessna traveling from Safford Regional Airport in Graham County to Phoenix and then to San Diego.

A surfer told NBC 7 in San Diego that he saw the plane come down at an angle, then climb back into the clouds before diving again and crashing into the water.

A debris field was located in roughly 200 feet of deep water. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.


According to reports, among the deceased are the pilot, Landon Baldwin, and his wife, Torrie (Beus) Baldwin. Also reportedly on the plane were Jeremy Bingham, of Thatcher, and his adult sons, Ayden, Gavin, and Bailey Bingham.


Contributed Photo: Jeremy Bingham and his sons, Ayden, Gavin, and Bailey Bingham, died in a plane crash outside of San Diego on Sunday. For those interested in donating to the Bingham family, you can do so directly through Stephanie Bingham’s Venmo @Stephanie-Bingham-2.
The plane, registration number N414BA, was registered by Optimal Health Systems LLC, out of Pima, Arizona; however, the company has stated that it sold the plane to a group of private individuals in 2023.

PP