# Accident 20250713007749A: Cessna T240, San Diego, CA, July 13, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2025, 23:29 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8168° N, 117.1408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8168&lon=-117.1408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N636CS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N636CS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T240 (registry code 2073460, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T240
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250713007749A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR25LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA212), Jul 13, 2025: Cessna T240 (N636CS), San Diego, CA, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Impact with the ocean for reasons that could not be determined because the pilot and airplane were not located.

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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