All three people aboard a small twin-engine Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron (registration N8796R) that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Point Pinos, near Monterey, California, have died, officials confirmed. The aircraft departed San Carlos Airport (SQL) at 22:11 on Saturday, July 26, and was last tracked near its destination, Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) at 22:37.
Witnesses reported hearing engine noise followed by a splash, with debris later washing ashore. One body was recovered around 03:00, and divers found the remaining two inside the submerged plane between 06:30 and 09:15.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by the FAA and NTSB.
3 dead in small plane crash in Monterey, California — in same area where John Denver went down https://t.co/QdwuM6zLPp pic.twitter.com/yAmnhHQma1
— New York Post (@nypost) July 27, 2025
A Beech 95-B55 Baron has crashed in Monterey. Last ADS-B message showed a vertical speed of -9,152 FPM.https://t.co/CfjUi0MNyL pic.twitter.com/FUS7HObsSh
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) July 27, 2025