A Cessna plane became fully engulfed in flames on the runway at the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa, killing two people on Monday evening, the San Diego Police Department confirmed.
The plane crashed around 5:21 p.m., SDPD said.
About 30 personnel with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department were at the scene responding to the incident. In the meantime, the airport would be temporarily closed during emergency operations, SDFD wrote on X.
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Emergency personnel respond to a plane crash at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport on Sept. 7, 2026. (NBC 7 San Diego)
No other details were immediately available.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information arrives.
A plane crashed at the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa on Sept. 7, 2026.
Personnel with the San Diego Fire Rescue-Department respond to a plane crash at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa on Sept. 7, 2026. (NBC 7 San Diego)
Approximately 30 SDFD personnel are on scene of a small plane on fire on the runway at the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. The airport will be temporarily closed during emergency operations. pic.twitter.com/RFeNr9YFCf
— SDFD (@SDFD) September 8, 2026