Music executive Dave Shapiro, whose clients included Sum 41, Dave Navarro, Hanson and Bush, was among the six people killed in a plane crash Thursday morning in San Diego. He was 42.

San Diego Plane Crash. Shapiro had a pilot's license and was listed as the owner of the private jet that crashed in San Diego, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Dave Shapiro, a groundbreaking music executive in the heavy metal and hard rock scene, has died in a San Diego plane crash. He was 42.

Shapiro, known for shaping the careers of artists like Sum 41, Vanessa Carlton, and Hanson, was not just a music mogul — he was a licensed pilot with an unshakable passion for aviation.

Music agent Dave Shapiro was among at least three people killed when a Cessna 550 crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, igniting homes and injuring eight people on the ground. Shapiro, 42, co ...