A medical jet travelling from Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA), USA to San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA (SEE/KSEE), USA has crashed in a residential area, killing the two pilots and two nurses on board. The aircraft, a Learjet 35A, 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".
The very last transmission from the pilot was "Oh Shit... Oh Shit" then the radio went dead.
The 10-seat jet was registered to Med Jet of El Cajon, according to the FAA.
Aircraft Information.
Owner / Operator: Med Jet (Aeromedevac)
Aircraft: Learjet 35A
Registration: N880Z
Serial Number: 35A-591
First Flew: 1985
Aeromedevac has twenty plus years of experience as an air ambulance company. Established in 1992, Aeromedevac has maintained operations continuously, with no history of aviation or medical incidents. Their aircraft are dedicated to air ambulance service and their medical staff are full-time employees available 24/7.
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND OF COURSE THE STAFF AT AEROMEDEVAC
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