On Thursday, February 24, 2022, at approximately 12:46 pm, Oceanside Police responded to the call of a plane crash in the field just shy of the Oceanside Municipal Airport located at Foussat Road and the 76 Highway. Two male adults were on board the single-engine Cessna
208B when it went down. Oceanside Police and Fire Department personnel responded and rendered aid. Both patients on board were transported to local hospitals. One patient was in critical condition and transported via an air ambulance, the other was in moderate condition
and taken by ground ambulance.
The Federal Aviation Administration responded to the crash site. The National Transportation Safety Board will conduct the investigation into the crash.
For additional information, please contact Oceanside Police Department Public Information
Officer Jennifer Atenza at (760) 277-5237 or email jatenza@oceansideca.org
