Chilling audio reveals last moments of San Diego plane crash victims: 'Oh, s**t! Oh, s**t!'



A private jet crashed in a residential neighborhood near San Diego, leaving the street littered with the fiery wreckage of the plane Monday night.

The Learjet 35A, a twin-engine business jet with a max capacity of eight passengers, practically disintegrated upon impact after it crashed in the Bostonia area of El Cajon shortly after 7 p.m., according to the Times of San Diego.

None of the plane's four passengers or its crew survived. Bone-chilling audio given to the Times reveals what it was like during the last moments of the passengers.

In the final minute of the doomed flight, the air traffic controller clears the pilot to land just moments before the plane crashed.

In the audio captured by the Times, the pilot was cleared by air traffic control to land on Runway 17. The pilot asked air traffic control if he could switch visual flight rules and requests to land on Runway 27 instead.

“IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) cancellation received. You can overfly the field, make left traffic, Runway 27 Right, Runway 27 Right, clear to land," air traffic control told the pilot moments before the jet crashes into the ground.

“Oh, s**t! Oh s**t!," the pilot can be heard screaming near the end of the audio.

It is suspected that the plane crashed due to rainy weather conditions, according to a report by the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Working Group.

The Learjet 35A flew out of John Wayne Airport in Orange County at 6:56 p.m. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the crash was reported at 7:15 p.m. in the 1200 block of Pepper Drive in the unincorporated Bostonia Neighborhood, according to the Times. The area of the crash was just a few miles east of the flight's scheduled destination at Gillespie Field, the Times said.

A nearby resident and radio-controlled aircraft buff posted live video footage of the plane crash and explosion.

The crash destroyed many power lines in the area, leaving 225 local residents without power and in a state of panic.

#BREAKING: Plane crashes into neighborhood near San Diego. \n\nNo word on any injuries. \n\nSeveral homes are without power. (via @FOX5SanDiego) \n\nUpdates on @KRON4News live in Primetime\n\nhttps://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/plane-crashes-in-neighborhood-near-el-cajon/\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/EBAVZJaqgd
— Jonathan McCall (@Jonathan McCall) 1640665766

“I hit the floor, and once I realized I was still alive I went outside and there was a big ... glow and black smoke," local resident Nanci Watt told the Times.

The San Diego Police Department reported that the fire had been extinguished by 8:57 p.m. and that both the FAA and NTSB had been notified and would handle the investigation, according to the Times.

Police shootout breaks out during reporter's live shot. His calm and collected reaction is priceless.



San Diego-based reporter Jeff McAdam was delivering a live TV report Monday night when the hit was interrupted by a police shootout.

What are the details?

McAdam, a reporter for KSWB-TV, was delivering a street-side report about the cancellation of Comic-Con's in-person conference events when police engaged a suspect and a shootout commenced.

Noticing that gunfire was erupting behind him, McAdam moved to see what was happening, but barely bat an eye during the coverage.

McAdam shared a clip of the report on his Twitter page, where it quickly went viral.

He wrote, "Officer-involved shooting in the middle of my live report. Full story and footage on @fox5sandiego at 10[.]"

In the video, at least 10 shots ring out.

At the time of this reporting, the video has been viewed more than 61,000 times.

Officer-involved shooting in the middle of my live report. Full story and footage on @fox5sandiego at 10 https://t.co/aHZNpOBn17
— Jeff McAdam (@Jeff McAdam)1614658368.0

What else do we know about the situation?

According to a Monday report from the San Diego Union-Tribune, the gun battle ended in an arrest.

A bystander was reportedly struck during the shootout by a "stray bullet," but a glasses case in the bystander's back pocket blocked the bullet from doing any damage.

The outlet reported that the incident took place following a traffic stop outside of the San Diego Convention Center.

On Monday night, San Diego Police Homicide Captain Rich Freedman said, "Probably the worst nightmare to have somebody basically just walk out of the car and start firing at you. We're lucky the officer wasn't hurt, we're very fortunate, obviously, that the bystander wasn't hurt, and that the suspect ... was taken into custody without any further incident, and that he wasn't hurt."

Freedman explained that a San Diego police officer stopped the suspect's black Honda Accord after reportedly seeing the vehicle run a red light.

When the officer approached the car, a 29-year-old suspect who the officer believed was "showing signs of impairment" exited the vehicle and "reach and grabbed a weapon from his person."

The suspect, who has not been identified at the time of this reporting, "began immediately firing at the officer."

"The officer quickly drew his weapon and returned fire, and the two engaged in a gun battle for a few seconds," Freedman added. Backup arrived on the scene and all officers were able to take the suspect into custody.

The outlet reported that the suspect is expected to face several charges, including attempted murder of the responding officer.