Coroner’s office identifies more victims in Murphy Canyon plane crash

House hit in Cessna crash Photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego Coroner s authorities have identified all but one of the six people killed when a plane crashed into a San Diego military housing locality last week as federal leadership continued to probe the cause of the crash The Federal Aviation Administration substantiated that there were six people aboard the Cessna Citation when it plowed into the Murphy Canyon neighborhood at about a m Thursday injuring eight people on the ground and forcing about people from their homes FAA records presented that the plane was registered to an Alaskan company owned by -year-old Dave Shapiro a music industry agent who owned and co- founded El Cajon-based talent agency Sound Talent Group which represented various punk and hard rock bands including Pierce the Veil and Sum Shapiro was one of five casualties officially identified by the San Diego County Curative Examiner s Office as of Sunday Also named were Emma Huke Celina Marie Rose Kenyon Kendall Fortner and Dominic Damian The sixth victim was -year-old Daniel Williams former drummer for the metal band The Devil Wears Prada Pictures posted Wednesday night from Williams Instagram page show a plane bearing a registration number that matches the plane investigators say crashed Thursday morning A caption reads Flying back with davevelocity which is Shapiro s Instagram handle while another picture appears to be taken from the co-pilot s seat of the plane Early Thursday afternoon The Devil Wears Prada posted several pictures of Williams on the band s social media pages with a caption reading No words We owe you everything Love you forever All six casualties were aboard the plane when it crashed Bureaucrats have not explained who was flying the plane but according to multiple media reports Shapiro had a pilot s license Huke was a booking assistant for Sound Talent Group and Fortner also worked for the company Damian was an accomplished martial arts practitioner who worked out at The Training Center in Pacific Beach Citing family members CBS broadcasted that a memorial system would be held for the San Diego resident in Pacific Beach on Monday Kenyon was a photographer Celina was an amazing mother daughter sister grand-daughter partner and friend her family narrated NBC She decided to fly home to San Diego with other crew and friends on a late night private flight rather than a commercial flight so she could get home early to take her daughter to school Our family is devastated beyond these words The world has lost a beautiful bright light A company spokesperson for Sound Talent Group distributed a message to Billboard that noted We are devastated by the loss of our co-founder colleagues and friends Our hearts go out to their families and to everyone impacted by in contemporary times s tragedy Thank you so much for respecting their privacy at this time A National Transportation Safety Board investigator noted both the runway lights and an automated weather-notification system at the destination airport were inoperable when the plane crashed The Cessna which was registered out of Alaska left New Jersey at about p m Wednesday then stopped over in Wichita Kansas to refuel before departing for San Diego NTSB investigators mentioned they believe the plane was bound for Montgomery Field Investigator Elliott Simpson of the NTSB declared Thursday afternoon that the plane struck powerlines about two miles southeast of the airport then collided with a house Simpson declined to say whether the Cessna striking the powerlines was related to the cause of the crash but stated fragments of the plane were determined beneath the powerlines San Diego Fire-Rescue Assistant Chief Dan Eddy declared Thursday it was foggy at the time the private plane crashed You could barely see in front of you he stated On Friday NTSB Investigator Dan Baker declared that the pilot stated no problems to air traffic control prior to the crash Several airport runway lights at Montgomery Field were inoperable and the airport s weather information system was down due to an unrelated power surge Baker commented The Cessna also lacked a flight evidence recorder according to Baker who stated investigators were working to see if the plane had a cockpit voice recorder Maintenance records indicate one may have been installed previously but it was unclear if it was operational While largest part of the injuries on the ground were described as minor the crash destroyed one home and sparked fires at several others with flames spreading to cars and other debris in the neighborhood Eddy commented all of the homes that were damaged were occupied when the impact occurred Homeowner Ben McCarty whose house on the corner of Salmon and Sample streets was caved in by the wreckage narrated the San Diego Union-Tribune that his family s life might have been saved by the fact that he parked his truck in front of the house If that truck hadn t been there and that plane had gone straight into the house it perhaps would have killed us McCarty noted He also reported he put the family s two dogs in a crate that night instead of having them sleep in the living room as they often did which he thinks saved their lives as well Specific streets in the area surrounding the crash site were closed during the assessment Taussig Street and Yorktown Drive were reopened to bicycle traffic on Thursday and Santo Road was fully reopened Friday Sample and Salmon streets remained closed Administration advised anyone who smells jet fuel or finds debris near the scene of the crash site to call - - Those who had to leave their animals behind were advised to call the San Diego Humane Society crisis response company at - - or go to sdhumane org lost Anyone who witnessed the crash or has video footage was appealed to contact the NTSB at witness ntsb gov In moments like this we re reminded of the strength and compassion that define our locality the SDPD explained in a report Friday Our deepest condolences go out to the families impacted by the previous day s plane crash We re truly grateful to every neighbor first responder and volunteer who came together to help one another San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria praised what he called an extraordinary response effort here led by San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and San Diego Police Department What you see is a collaborative effort with county state and federal partners as well as our partners in the population Our city will be supporting these families who were impacted here They are a part of the military society that makes up our city Proud partners of our society And we will aid them for as long as it takes to make sure we get back to good here in Tierrasanta On behalf of our city I extend my condolences to the families and loved ones of those aboard the plane I want to express my deepest gratitude to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department San Diego Police Department CalFire and military police for their swift coordinated response that fleetly evacuated residents extinguished fires and secured the area to ensure this tragedy was not compounded San Diego will advocacy the Navy as they assist the residents affected by this tragedy Gloria added