Cessna 414 accident near San Diego, CA
On June 8, 2025, a Cessna 414 (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Diego, CA. 6 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 8, 2025
- Place
- San Diego, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.696°N, 117.289°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250609200282
NTSB summary
On June 08, 2025, at 1230 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 414A, N414BA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in San Diego, California. The pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 business flight. The day before the accident, the pilot and passengers flew from Phoenix, Arizona, to San Diego. The accident flight was intended to return to Phoenix. The exact radio communication times could not be confirmed for the accident flight. The pilot received an instrument flight rules (IFR) clearance and was issued the BRDR7 (Border 7) departure. The published BRDR7 Standard Instrument Departure (SID) with a takeoff from runway 27 consisted of a “climb on heading 278° until PYG [Poggi VORTAC] 19 DME, then left turn on heading 123° to intercept PGY VPRTAC R-260 and R-069 to BROWS INT.” After departing from runway 27, the pilot made a radio communication to SOCAL departure that he was at 1,600 ft, and shortly thereafter, the controller instructed him to make a left, 180° turn. The airplane began a gradual turn, and after climbing to about 2,000 ft, it made a steep descent to 200 ft. The controller issued the pilot a low altitude alert and instructed him to climb to 4,000 ft immediately to which the pilot replied by repeating the instructions. The controller then asked if he needed any assistance and queried him as to the nature of the problem. The pilot stated that he was “struggling” to try to maintain the airplane on a heading and climb. In response, the controller told him
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
