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Learjet 35A crashes into residential area on approach El Cajon airport, California

By

Bart Noëth

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28 December 2021

On 27 December, a Learjet 35A (registered N880Z) operated a local flight between Santa Ana and El Cajon, California, United States. The aircraft crashed in a residential area while on approach to the airport of El Cajon aiport. 

The aircraft, operated by MED JET LLC, carried two pilots and two passenger. None of them survived the crash.

The United States NTSB said to investigate the accident. 

Status:
Date:	Monday 27 December 2021
Time:	19:14
Type:	Learjet 35A
Operator:	Med Jet
Registration:	N880Z
MSN:	35A-591
First flight:	1985
Crew:	Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:	Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Aircraft fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	El Cajon, San Diego (   United States of America)
Phase:	Approach (APR)
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA), United States of America
Destination airport:	San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA (SEE/KSEE), United States of America

Narrative:
A Learjet 35A crashed in a residential area, killing all on board. The aircraft was completing the turn for the final approach to runway 27R at San Diego-Gillespie Field, California. It struck Pepper Drive in a residential area of El Cajon, San Diego, 2,6 km east of the runway threshold and burst into flames.

At 19:08 Gillespie Tower cleared the flight to land on runway 17. At 19:11 the flight contacted Gillespie Tower, cancelling their IFR clearance and requesting to land on runway 27R. This was approved and the Tower controller cleared the flight for a left hand traffic pattern for runway 27R. The flight crew then requested the runway lights to be turned up, to which the controller replied that "they are at a 100% now".