The pilot of a small plane was killed when he crashed in La Jolla Wednesday night. The FAA says the plane had taken off from Murrieta in Riverside County..
Witnesses reported a low-flying plane Wednesday night and San Diego Police confirmed the pilot called for help and was running out of gas around 9:30 p.m. Emergency officials tried to divert the plane to Montgomery Field in Kearny Mesa.
The person who called police said the plane had gone down near some condos in the La Jolla Shores Heights neighborhood. There were no immediate reports of anyone on the ground being hurt.
The circumstances surrounding the crash are still under investigation.
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