San Diego County officials identified four of the jet’s six occupants killed in the crash and ensuing fire. One was 42-year-old music agent and certified pilot David Shapiro, who owned the company to which the Cessna 550 Citation II was registered.

Shapiro was one of four victims officially identified by the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. Also named were Dominic Christopher Damian, 41, Emma Huke, 25, and Celina Marie Rose Kenyon, 36.

According to audio of the conversation posted by LiveATC.net, the pilot acknowledged that the weather conditions for landing at the small airport were not ideal. Also, the fog was so thick in the morning that “you could barely see in front of you.