# Accident 20211011017859A: Cessna 340A, Santee, CA, October 11, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2021, 12:14 local time
- Place: Santee, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8570° N, 116.9636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8570&lon=-116.9636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7022G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7022G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211011017859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON OCTOBER 11, 2021 AT 12:14 PM CESSNA N7022G CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD IN SANTEE, CA DESTROYING TWO OF HOMES AND DAMAGING MULTIPLE OTHER HOMES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ALSO STRUCK A UPS DELIVERY TRUCK BEFORE HITTING THE HOMES. BOTH THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TRUCK DRIVER AND THE PILOT WERE FATAL. THE TWO OCCUPANTS IN ONE OF THE HOMES SUSTAINED INJURIES.  NTSB IS STILL DETERMINING CAUSE OF ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR22FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA004), Oct 11, 2021: Cessna 340A (N7022G), Santee, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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