2024-01-15 09:16:02
MOSS BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A plane crashed Sunday night into the Pacific Ocean near an airport south of San Francisco, authorities said.
Emergency crews were searching for the downed plane in Half Moon Bay around 7:15 p.m., Sergeant Philip Hallworth of the San Mateo County Police said in statements reported by KRON-TV.
The crash occurred a few miles from the Half Moon Bay Airport on the Cabrillo Highway, Hallworth said. The airfield is in Moss Beach, about 35.4 kilometers (22 miles) south of San Francisco.
The US Coast Guard, California Highway Patrol and fire crews also responded to the scene, KRON said.
At first there was no information on the number of people on board the plane, possible survivors or the type of aircraft affected.
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