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Plane Crash Victims Remembered

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The three men who died in a plane crash in Pacific Grove Saturday night while returning from a scuba diving trip off the coast of Cuba are being remembered this week as adventurous and kind souls who were the heart of the Monterey Peninsula diving community Steve Clatterbuck, 60, Jamie Tabscott, 44, and pilot James Vincent Jn, 36, died when the twin-engine Beechcraft Baron carrying them home from the San Francisco Bay area crashed into the ocean near Asilomar State Beach at about 10:30 p.m. July 26, The friends and coworkers were on their way back from a seven-day dive trip to Jardines dela Reina, an archipelago located about 60 miles off the southeastern coast of Cuba.

Plane Crash Victims Remembered

Plane Crash At Asilomar Shoreline, 3 Dead

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Lost in the clouds or mechanical failure?

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office released the identities of three people killed in a plane crash Saturday night.

The victims have been identified as 60-year old Steve Eugene Clatterbuck of Salinas, 36-year old James Vincent of Monterey and 44-year old Jamie Lee Tabscott of Monterey.

The sheriff’s office said the victims’ family and friends wish to extend their gratitude for the outpouring of support from the community. They also ask for privacy during this difficult time.

The US Coast Guard said the FAA and NTSB will conduct their investigation to determine what caused the plane crash.

Multiple agencies were on scene Saturday night into Sunday morning. Pacific Grove Police, Monterey Fire, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office all were dispatched to help. Even San Mateo County Sheriff’s along with one CAL Fire boat and two of their drones.

Plane Crash At Asilomar Shoreline, 3 Dead

Private Plane Crashes at Asilomar Shoreline

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The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, Pacific Grove Police, the Coast Guard, and CAL FIRE are responding to the incident near Asilomar.

Multiple agencies are actively working to locate a debris field in the ocean.

Sunset Drive is currently closed between Jewell Avenue and Pico Avenue.

Flight Radar indicates that a private twin-engine plane departed San Carlos Airport in the Bay Area at approximately 10:07 p.m., heading to Monterey Regional Airport.

Flight N8796R, a Beech 95-B55 Baron, reportedly crashed into the ocean near Sunset Drive and Jewell Avenue at around 10:38 p.m., according to Flight Radar.

Private Plane Crashes at Asilomar Shoreline