U.S. Coast Guard recovers 3 bodies aboard plane crash off Monterey County coast

PACIFIC GROVE A multi-agency search led to the recovery of three bodies who were onboard a small aircraft that crashed about to yards off Point Pinos according to the U S Coast Guard Related Articles One injured after passengers evacuated from American Airlines flight in Denver Southwest Airlines flight headed to Las Vegas takes dramatic plunge in response to nearby aircraft Delta flight makes urgency landing at LAX after engine catches fire Delta regional jet pilot apologizes to passengers for aggressive maneuver to avoid a B- bomber Pilot of plane presumed to have crashed off California coast called brilliant biologist The three casualties were identified as Steve Eugene Clatterbuck age of Salinas James Vincent and Jamie Lee Tabscott both of Monterey The twin engine plane departed the San Carlos Airport in the Bay Area just after p m Saturday night heading to Monterey Regional Airport according to Flightradar a site that compiles masses information about aircraft locations and flight paths The Monterey County Sheriff s Office Pacific Grove Police the Coast Guard and CAL FIRE were alerted to the case after receiving a lost radar alert and calls from onlookers nearby Flight N R a twin-engine Beechcraft crashed into the ocean near Sunset Drive and Jewell Avenue around p m The Coast Guard Station Monterey launched a -foot Response Boat-Small crew which arrived on scene approximately minutes after notification according to a news release The Coast Guard did a full search with divers and recovered three bodies according to Lt Kyle Fagan The search concluded at about a m Sunday morning The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the crash