In December 2008, a U.S. Marine Corps fighter jet slammed into a house in San Diego’s University City neighborhood, causing an explosion that killed four people inside. The Marine Corps blamed the crash on mechanical failure and human error.

Dave Shapiro, a leading figure in the American rock music industry and co-founder of Sound Talent Group, died in a tragic plane crash in San Diego on 22 May 2025. The jet, which he owned and piloted,

Dave Shapiro, co-founder of Sound Talent Group and a respected music agent and pilot, died in a San Diego plane crash on May 22. He was 42.