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 officers have identified all but one of the six people killed when a plane crashed into a San Diego military housing neighborhood last week as federal officers continued to probe the cause of the crash The Federal Aviation Administration authenticated 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 revealed 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 multiple punk and hard rock bands including Pierce the Veil and Sum Shapiro was one of five casualties officially identified by the San Diego County Medicinal 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 Functionaries have not mentioned 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 released that a memorial provision 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 reported 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 comment to Billboard that announced 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 this day s tragedy Thank you so much for respecting their privacy at this time A National Transportation Safety Board investigator stated 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 disclosed they believe the plane was bound for Montgomery Field Investigator Elliott Simpson of the NTSB announced 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 commented fragments of the plane were revealed 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 declared On Friday NTSB Investigator Dan Baker reported that the pilot published no problems to air traffic control prior to the crash A few airport runway lights at Montgomery Field were inoperable and the airport s weather information system was down due to an unrelated power surge Baker explained The Cessna also lacked a flight facts recorder according to Baker who reported 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 majority 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 reported 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 recounted 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 ostensibly would have killed us McCarty stated He also declared 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 Chosen streets in the area surrounding the crash site were closed during the analysis Taussig Street and Yorktown Drive were reopened to bus traffic on Thursday and Santo Road was fully reopened Friday Sample and Salmon streets remained closed Officers 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 crew at - - or go to sdhumane org lost Anyone who witnessed the crash or has video footage was petitioned to contact the NTSB at witness ntsb gov In moments like this we re reminded of the strength and compassion that define our society the SDPD stated in a message Friday Our deepest condolences go out to the families impacted by the previous 24 hours s plane crash We re truly grateful to every neighbor first responder and volunteer who came together to endorsement 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 district 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 region And we will promotion 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 rapidly evacuated residents extinguished fires and secured the area to ensure this tragedy was not compounded San Diego will patronage the Navy as they assist the residents affected by this tragedy Gloria added