The airplane had departed John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County, California, and crashed at 7:14 p.m. PST in El Cajon, California, while on approach to the intended destination of Gillespie Field (SEE).
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) December 28, 2021
Shortly after air traffic control had cleared the airplane to land on Runway 27R, the airplane crashed into a residential area about 1.4 miles from the approach end of the runway.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) December 28, 2021
Local authorities will provide information on the accident victims.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) December 28, 2021
Once investigators identify and recover the cockpit voice recorder, it will be transported to the recorders laboratory at NTSB headquarters in Washington, D.C., where investigators will attempt to read it out.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) December 28, 2021
If investigators are able to recover usable audio, a transcript of the recording will be created. Although audio recordings of cockpit voice recorders are never released, a transcript of the recording will be available later in the course of the investigation.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) December 28, 2021
Witnesses to the accident and those that may have video of any aspect of the accident sequence or have information that could be relevant to the investigation should contact the NTSB by email at witness@ntsb.gov.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) December 28, 2021
The NTSB does not plan to conduct any media briefings during the on-scene phase of the investigation. The next expected release of information will be the preliminary report.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) December 28, 2021
