Dave Shapiro, a groundbreaking music executive in the heavy metal and hard rock scene, has died in a San Diego plane crash. He was 42. Shapiro had a pilot’s license and was listed as the owner ...

A private plane crash near San Diego resulted in the deaths of six individuals, including music executive Dave Shapiro.

Non-functioning runway lights, foggy conditions and power lines appear to have factored into the May 22 plane crash that killed Christian rock drummer Daniel Williams, music executive Dave Shapiro ...

Runway lights at a San Diego airport, where a small jet crashed, killing six, had been out of service since 2022. The plane struck power lines while attempting to land in foggy conditions ...

SAN DIEGO PLANE CRASH KILLS ROCK MUSICIAN, INFLUENTIAL MUSIC EXEC Drummer Daniel Williams of The Devil Wears Prada was one of six people killed in May plane crash. (Chelsea Lauren/WireImage/AP Photo) ...

June 20 (UPI) -- Weather and malfunctioning airport equipment likely played a role in the crash of a private plane in San Diego last month that killed six people, including a prominent musician.

Updated: Jun 20, 2025 / 04:19 PM EDT SAN DIEGO, Calif. (NEWS10) — It was a tragedy that shook the music industry. Music executive Dave Shapiro was killed in a plane crash in San Diego back in May.

The runway lights that would have helped guide a small jet into a San Diego airport in foggy weather before the plane crashed, killing all six aboard, hadn't worked since 2022, investigators said ...