Nasim Ghanadan identified a victim of Staples parking lot plane crash

Nasim Ghanadan, 29, was one of five people killed when a plane crashed into a parking lot

A 29-year-old woman has been identified as one of five people killed when a plane crashed into a Staples parking lot in Santa Ana, California.  

Horrified onlookers saw the plane nosedive into the ground yesterday afternoon shortly after the pilot transmitted a distress call and requested permission for an emergency landing at a nearby airport. 

Dashcam footage has emerged showing the twin-propeller Cessna 414 rolling over and diving straight towards the ground in the final seconds before the crash.

The Orange County Fire Department said the plane’s engine cut out before it could make it to the airport.

When the engine failed the aircraft began free-falling from the sky and before landing in an empty parked car outside of a Staples store.

It smashed into a car whose owner was shopping in Staples at the time and narrowly escaped the tragedy.

All five people aboard the plane were killed including 29-year-old real estate agent Nasim Ghanadan from the East Bay area in northern California.  

Family members identified the victim as Ms Ghanadan, who works for Pacific Union in Danville, as having been killed in the crash.   

A spokesperson for Pacific Union revealed all of the passengers on the aircraft were employees of the real estate company. 

The flight took off in Concord, near the office where Ms Ghanadan works in nothern California and was bound for an unkown location when it crashed while trying to land at John Wayne airport in Orange County, southern California.

Ghanadan’s biography on the Pacific Union website reads: ‘Nasim’s clients appreciate her honesty, tenacious work ethic, strong negotiation skills and cheerful spirit.’ 

Shocking dashcam shows the aircraft falling from the sky moments before five victims were killed

Shocking dashcam shows the aircraft falling from the sky moments before five victims were killed

After declaring an emergency the plane suddenly nosedived into the parking lot

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac said the pilot of the twin-engine Cessna 414 declared an emergency before crashing

After declaring an emergency the plane suddenly nosedived into the Santa Ana parking lot

Shocking new footage shows the aircraft falling from the sky moments before five victims were killed.

Shortly after declaring an emergency on Sunday afternoon the plane suddenly nosedived into the parking lot.

Chilling dashcam footage captures the aircraft free-falling from the sky as shocked onlookers gasp in horror. 

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac said the pilot of the twin-engine Cessna 414 declared an emergency before crashing.

The aircraft struck the ground about a mile from Orange County’s John Wayne Airport.

Photos from the scene show the plane upright but on its belly outside the South Coast Plaza shopping center in Santa Ana, where wreckage was seen in front of a Staples store.

The plane is registered to San Francisco-based real estate company Category III and had left Concord.

The four other victims have not yet been identified. Firemen were working to clean up spilled fuel at the location. 

The cause of the incident will be investigated by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Five people were killed on Sunday when their twin-engine plane (pictured) crashed into the parking lot of a shopping mall in southern California

Five people were killed on Sunday when their twin-engine plane (pictured) crashed into the parking lot of a shopping mall in southern California

Photos from the scene show the plane upright but on its belly outside the South Coast Plaza shopping center in Santa Ana

Photos from the scene show the plane upright but on its belly outside the South Coast Plaza shopping center in Santa Ana

The 'honest, cheerful' realtor was described as having a 'tenacious work ethic' by her employers

The ‘honest, cheerful’ realtor was described as having a ‘tenacious work ethic’ by her employers

The parking lot is shared by a CVS pharmacy, a Wells Fargo Bank branch, and a Michaels art-supply store among others. 

The plane also hit a car (pictured), but no one was reported injured. It remains unclear what airport the plane had departed from 

The plane also hit a car (pictured), but no one was reported injured. It remains unclear what airport the plane had departed from 

The incident reportedly occurred at around 12.30pm on Sunday.

The plane also hit a car, but no one in that vehicle was reported injured.

FAA records show that the plane was registered to a company based in San Francisco and had flown from the nearby suburb of Concord, according to The Orange County Register.  

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the crash. 

The crash came nearly a year after a twine-engine plane taking off from John Wayne Airport burst into flames and crash landed on the 405 freeway.

A married couple had their lives saved when an off-duty firefighter pulled them from the aircraft. 

FAA records show that the plane was registered to a company based in San Francisco and had flown from the nearby suburb of Concord

FAA records show that the plane was registered to a company based in San Francisco and had flown from the nearby suburb of Concord

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac says the twin-engine Cessna 414 (pictured)  declared an emergency before crashing

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac says the twin-engine Cessna 414 (pictured)  declared an emergency before crashing



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