YUMA, Ariz. — Recordings show a twin-engine plane nose-dived into a San Diego suburb despite a concerned air traffic controller warning the pilot to climb to a higher altitude.
A National Transportation Safety Board investigator arrived Tuesday to examine the path of destruction in Santee a day after the Cessna 340 smashed into a UPS van, killing the driver, and then igniting two houses.
United Parcel Service of America Inc. planned to hold a moment of silence for Steve Krueger who was remembered for his laugh.
The pilot, an Arizona doctor named Dr. Sugata Das, also died, and an elderly couple on the ground were hurt.
