2021 Santee Cessna 340 crash

On October 11, 2021, a Cessna 340 crashed into a neighborhood in Santee, California. The pilot of the plane and a UPS driver on the ground were killed in the crash and at least two homes were destroyed.
Recordings of radio communications between the air control tower and the pilot revealed that the pilot was warned to fly higher before the crash.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Cessna 340 manufactured in 1979 with the tail number N7022G and was registered to Samarth Aviation LLC from Yuma, Arizona.
Victims
The crash killed the pilot, Sugata Das, who was a physician at the Yuma Regional Medical Center in Arizona. A UPS driver was also killed. An elderly couple was seriously injured with burn injuries from the crash but survived. Their dog however was killed.
 
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