A twin-engine Cessna 414 crashed off Point Loma, San Diego, on Sunday, killing all six people aboard. The plane had just departed for Phoenix from San Diego International Airport when pilot Landon Baldwin reported engine trouble.

Baldwin made a distress call saying, “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday,” after being cleared to return to North Island Navy Station. Air traffic control advised him to climb to 4,000 feet, but the plane remained low—just 1,000 feet above the water—before losing contact.

Debris was found five miles offshore by the U.S. Coast Guard. Among the victims were Baldwin, his wife Tori, and a father with his three adult sons from Arizona.

Eyewitness Tyson Wislofsky recalled the moment: “It was dead silent after the splash.” He said the plane briefly climbed before nose-diving into the ocean.

The Cessna, once owned by Optimal Health Services, was sold in 2023. Doug Grant, the company’s founder, mourned the victims, calling them “incredible members of our small community.”

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash.