Authorities have not revealed how many passengers were on board at the time of the crash.
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A plane crashed into the frigid waters of the Pacific Ocean after “flying erratically” near an airport south of San Francisco on Sunday night, authorities said.
Sergeant. Philip Hallworth of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said crews were searching for the plane that crashed in Half Moon Bay around 7:15 p.m.
Authorities have recovered some remains, reports ABC San Francisco, but there is still no information on possible survivors. It is unclear how many people were on board at the time of the accident.
The crash occurred a few miles from Half Moon Bay Airport on Cabrillo Highway, Hallworth said. The airport is located in Moss Beach, about 22 miles south of San Francisco.
The U.S. Coast Guard, California Highway Patrol and fire crews also responded to the crash site.
One witness described the plane as “kind of big” and added that he heard the engine “rattling” before the crash. In a report of CBS San Francisco, The plane was said to have two propellers.
A plane crashed into the frigid waters of the Pacific Ocean after “flying erratically” near an airport south of San Francisco on Sunday night.
Rescue efforts continued into the night in San Francisco after the crash.
There was no immediate information on the number of people aboard the plane.
We were having dinner on the patio and we heard the noise of an engine, like you hear in the movies when a plane is about to crash. And you hear the engine, and it came around the corner. “It’s kind of a big plane, very visible,” witness Melissa Richter told the ABC affiliate.
‘We thought something was wrong because it was so close to the restaurant. And then he definitely swerved back and forth, and then it seemed like he stepped on the gas, went a little faster, and then he went down and the engine died. Then he leaned over and we lost sight of him at that moment,” he added.
Videos broadcast by local media show a rescue helicopter flying over the waters near San Francisco.
NBC San Francisco reports that visibility in the region was poor Sunday night.