Searchers on Sunday located a small plane that had three people aboard that crashed off the coast of Pacific Grove in central California, and found two people who were unresponsive, the authorities said.
The private plane, a Beech 95-B55 Baron, took off from San Carlos Airport, about 25 miles south of San Francisco, shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, according to Flightradar24, a site that compiles public information about aircraft locations and flight paths.
It was in the air for about 30 minutes, flight data shows, before it crashed into the Pacific Ocean, approximately 200 to 300 yards from Point Pinos, on the southwestern edge of Monterey Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Sunday morning.
Just before 11 p.m., the authorities in Monterey County alerted the Coast Guard about the crash.
The plane has been located, the Coast Guard said on Sunday, and two people have been found unresponsive. A search for the third person is continuing.
The plane crashed shortly ahead of its intended destination of Monterey Regional Airport, which is near the bay and a few miles east of Pacific Grove, which is about 120 miles south of San Francisco.
A Coast Guard helicopter, three Cal Fire rescue boats, and units from the Pacific Grove Police Department and Monterey County joined in the operation.
The F.A.A. and the National Transportation Safety Board said they were investigating the crash.
Adeel Hassan, a New York-based reporter for The Times, covers breaking news and other topics.
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