Six people were killed after a small plane crashed into the ocean off the coast of San Diego on Sunday, the authorities said. The plane, a twin-engine Cessna 414, crashed about three miles west of Point Loma, San Diego, at about 12:45 p.m. local time, the Coast Guard said on social media.

Authorities are investigating after a small plane crashed into the ocean 5 miles off the coast near San Diego with six people aboard. U.S. Coast Guard officials said a debris field was discovered near Point Loma Sunday afternoon and began searching for the wreckage in an area where the water is about 200 feet deep.

Six people were killed after a small plane crashed into the ocean off San Diego on Sunday, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard received a report at 12:45 p.m. that a twin-engine Cessna 414 had crashed about three miles west of Point Loma.