The plane, a Cessna Citation jet, crashed near the Tierrasanta neighborhood and also destroyed several homes. It was not immediately clear how many people were on the plane.

Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting several homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks.Credit...Gregory Bull/Associated Press

The plane had been attempting to land at the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, across a highway from where it crashed.

The jet had departed from Colonel James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kansas, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking database.

Officials did not immediately say what caused the crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were investigating.

In October 2021, another small plane en route to the same airport crashed in the town of Santee, northeast of San Diego, clipping a UPS truck and destroying two homes. The driver of the UPS truck and the pilot were killed in that crash.