“Mayday, mayday, mayday, mayday!” the pilot responded, according to air traffic radio transmissions recorded on LiveATC.net. It appeared to be his last transmission before the twin-engine aircraft crashed about 5 miles off the coast about 12:30 p.m.

Authorities said a Cessna went down in the ocean Sunday around 12:44 p.m. off the coast of Sunset Cliffs. Initial reports placed the crash location around 1.5 miles off the coast. A search was

Six people died after a small plane crashed off the coast of California on Sunday, June 8. A family member has identified two of the victims as pilot Landon Baldwin and his wife Torrie.