Cessna 340 crash, Oct 11, 2021 (2 killed), Santee-Gillesp...
Cessna 340 accident on October 11, 2021 near Santee-Gillespie Field, California, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control due to spatial...
- Date: October 11, 2021
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Santee-Gillespie Field, California, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control due to spatial disorientation.
A Cessna 340A flying an instrument approach to Montgomery Gibbs Executive Airport in cloud drifted off the localizer and then failed to climb as instructed by the controller. The aircraft entered a steep descending right turn and crashed into houses in Santee, destroying two homes. The pilot and a UPS driver on the ground were killed and two other people on the ground were injured.