El Cajon plane crash: Harrowing doorbell footage shows huge explosion after Learjet 35A crashed killing all on board

THE horrific impact of a ten-seater plane crash near San Diego, killing an unconfirmed number of people on board, was captured on a doorbell camera.

In the footage from Monday evening, the plane clips a power line in El Cajon before hitting the ground in a fiery explosion.

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The video shows the plane in the distance, making a rapid fall to the ground, before flames erupt, lighting up the quiet California neighborhood.

Federal aviation officials say that logs indicate the aircraft, which took off from Orange County.

Rick Breitenfeldt, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson, said the Learjet 35 business jet departed John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana and was headed to Gillespie Field Airport in San Diego County.

There are no expected survivors from the violent crash, though San Diego police are still working to identify those lost.

The local affiliate reported that neighbors' homes were covered in hot, dangerous debris and that hundreds in the area lost electricity from the downed power lines.

Initial reports estimated 2,000 households were impacted by the electricity outage, but by Tuesday morning, the remaining 250 had power restored.

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“The final impact, it appears two poles were taken out and wires were dropped to the ground, so that’s what shorted out the power," said Lakeside Fire Protection District Chief Don Butz.

No injuries were reported from victims on the ground, and one home sustained damage.

The plane had been scheduled to land in El Cajon, but inclement weather caused difficult conditions that may have led to the crash.

Lauren Watling, an El Cajon resident who spoke to the local NBC station, said that the streets were filled with smoke after the crash.

"We were outside and basically, we heard the plane getting closer," Watling said.

"Normally they get loud because we live right by the airport, but it got really, really loud and all of the sudden, we think it could’ve hit our power lines above our house, but we just saw bright blue and orange flashing lights and we heard the electricity running."

Then, Watling said, they heard the crash and ran outside to see "fire and smoke" everywhere.

Street traffic is still impacted by the incident. Drivers are instructed to avoid Pepper Drive from Mollison Avenue east to Pepper Hill Drive on Tuesday.