A private plane crash near San Diego resulted in the deaths of six individuals, including music executive Dave Shapiro.

The pilot of the small plane that crashed off the coast of San Diego on June 8, killing all six on board, was “struggling” to maintain the aircraft during the flight, according to authorities.

A small plane that went missing Sunday off the coast of San Diego and is presumed to have crashed was being flown by a 67-year-old researcher who was remembered as a “brilliant biologist.” ...

Report: Pilot struggled to increase, maintain altitude before crash The plane took off from San Diego and climbed to 1,600 feet when the air traffic controller instructed Baldwin to make a 180 ...

The plane could hold eight to 10 people but it's not yet known how many were on the aircraft, Assistant San Diego Fire Chief Dan Eddy said at a news conference. Authorities will be investigating ...

PHOENIX — A pilot made "a series of erratic maneuvers" before a small plane crashed off the coast of San Diego last month, killing six people, a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report ...