Following a deadly plane crash in San Diego on Thursday, officials with the city have released responses to several frequently asked questions about Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport — the

The runway lights were out, a weather alert system wasn’t working and there was heavy fog at a San Diego airport when a pilot who had flown across the country made the decision to proceed with landing but came up short and crashed into a neighborhood.

The crash in a Murphy Canyon neighborhood of San Diego caused major damage and destroyed several homes. The only fatalities were the plane's occupants, authorities say.