One person was killed after a small plane out of Concord crashed in the San Diego area Wednesday night, according to NBC station KNSD, citing local authorities.
The wreckage was found early Thursday morning near a residential neighborhood in La Jolla after an extensive search, authorities said. One person has been confirmed dead.
The plane, a single-engine Cessna P210N, left Buchanan Field Airport in Concord at about 5 p.m. Wednesday and attempted to land at Montgomery Field in Kearny Mesa before continuing northwest toward La Jolla, where its GPS signal was lost, according to flight-tracking data.
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It lost communication with area towers at around 9:30 p.m.
Rain and fog severely reduced visibility along the coast Wednesday night, KNSD reported.
The pilot was the only person on the plane, authorities said, and was not immediately identified.
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The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
