What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 13, 2025, a Cessna 240 ttx departed ramona airport at approximately 13:51 on a VFR flight to montgomery gibbs executive in San Diego, CA. Aircraft arrived over gillespie field at 2,700’ MSL and contacted montgomery tower for landing. Aircraft was cleared to land runway 28 right. Shortly after aircraft turns to a heading of 254 at an altitude of 2,700’. Aircraft misses its turn to final and is contacted by montgomery tower with no response. Montgomery tower makes several additional attempts to contact aircraft with no response. Aircraft continues flying and passes through San Diego international class b airspace. ATC makes several additional attempts to contact aircraft with no response. Aircraft is seen on ATC flight data flying at a constant altitude of 2,700’, heading of 254, and a ground speed of 170 knots. At 16:00 aircraft is seen on ATC data beginning a constant decreasing airspeed while maintaining a relatively constant altitude. Aircraft is last seen on radar at 16:29 at 74 knots, approximately 407 NM southwest of San Diego over the open ocean. At 16:32 U.S. Coast guard reports receiving an ELT beacon. This report will be amended if additional information is obtained.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 13, 2025, A CESSNA 240 TTX DEPARTED RAMONA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 13:51 ON A VFR FLIGHT TO MONTGOMERY GIBBS EXECUTIVE IN SAN DIEGO, CA. AIRCRAFT ARRIVED OVER GILLESPIE FIELD AT 2,700’ MSL AND CONTACTED MONTGOMERY TOWER FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 28 RIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER AIRCRAFT TURNS TO A HEADING OF 254 AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2,700’. AIRCRAFT MISSES ITS TURN TO FINAL AND IS CONTACTED BY MONTGOMERY TOWER WITH NO RESPONSE. MONTGOMERY TOWER MAKES SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT AIRCRAFT WITH NO RESPONSE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUES FLYING AND PASSES THROUGH SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL CLASS B AIRSPACE. ATC MAKES SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT AIRCRAFT WITH NO RESPONSE. AIRCRAFT IS SEEN ON ATC FLIGHT DATA FLYING AT A CONSTANT ALTITUDE OF 2,700’, HEADING OF 254, AND A GROUND SPEED OF 170 KNOTS. AT 16:00 AIRCRAFT IS SEEN ON ATC DATA BEGINNING A CONSTANT DECREASING AIRSPEED WHILE MAINTAINING A RELATIVELY CONSTANT ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT IS LAST SEEN ON RADAR AT 16:29 AT 74 KNOTS, APPROXIMATELY 407 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAN DIEGO OVER THE OPEN OCEAN. AT 16:32 U.S. COAST GUARD REPORTS RECEIVING AN ELT BEACON. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED.
NTSB investigation
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