‘Look at me’: Musician killed in plane crash after eerie post

This US rocker has died in a fiery plane crash, shortly after sharing an eerie final post from inside the aircraft’s cockpit.

The former drummer for metal band The Devil Wears Prada was killed in a plane crash hours after sharing an eerie post in the cockpit.

Ex-drummer Daniel Williams and talent agent Dave Shapiro died in a fireball crash in a San Diego neighborhood on Thursday morning, local time.

The private Cessna plane crashed around 4am Pacific after Williams shared a picture of himself at the plane’s controls.

Daniel Williams, ex-drummer of The Devil Wears Prada, was killed in the crash. Picture: Getty

An Instagram post showed him at the plane’s controls, and he had written a caption, “Here we gooooo.”

Shortly before the flight took off, he also posted a picture tagging Shapiro, 42, who owned the plane and used to work with the Christian metal band Williams drummed in for years.

Williams also posted a picture of the plane controls and wrote, “Hey. Hey … you … look at me … I’m the (co)pilot now.”

The Devil Wears Prada confirmed the deaths by posting a montage of pictures of both Williams and Shapiro on their Instagram late this afternoon.

They wrote, “No words. We owe you everything. Love you forever.”

Williams was seen boarding a Cessna 550 at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey late Wednesday night.

Tracking data showed that the aircraft, with a tail number of N666DS, took off from the airport at 11:15pm.

He posted pics of a private plane which departed from Teterboro Airport on Wednesday, hours before the deadly crash in San Diego. Picture: Instagram

An Instagram post showed the musician at the plane's controls with the caption, 'Here we gooooo'

The Cessna then stopped for fuel in Wichita, Kansas, before continuing on to California.

Shapiro’s death was confirmed by his talent agency, Sound Talent Group.

“We are devastated by the loss of our co-founder, colleagues, and friends,” said a spokesperson for STG.

“Our hearts go out to their families and to everyone impacted by today’s tragedy. Thank you so much for respecting their privacy at this time.”

At least two other STG employees died in the crash, Billboard reported.

Aside from being a music agent, Shapiro was an avid pilot and flying instructor with 15 years of experience.

Terrance Coughlin, a music executive, also paid tribute, saying on X, “Rest in Peace Dave Shapiro, Daniel Williams, and everyone on that flight.

“Some of my very first shows were booked through Dave.”

Music agent Dave Shapiro was also killed in the plane crash on early Thursday morning. Picture: Instagram

“I had a handful of shows with Daniel, always a pleasure to see him play. Gone way too soon.”

The plane plummeted about two miles from its intended destination at San Diego’s Montgomery-Gibbs Executive airport.

The fiery crash set 15 homes and several cars ablaze in a neighborhood for military service members managed by Liberty Military Homes.

Eight others were injured when the plane plunged from the sky and crashed in heavy fog.

This story first appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission.

Originally published as ‘Look at me’: Musician killed in plane crash after eerie post