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NTSB investigating Cessna 750 accident near San Diego

An accident record lists a Bell Air Cessna 750, registration N769XJ, as substantially damaged in the early hours of Sept. 18, 2025; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:42 a.m. ET
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an accident involving a near San Diego, California, on Sept. 18, 2025, at about local time, according to the accident record. The event is developing and the record remains an early filing. The accident record lists the aircraft as , operated by , and classifies the flight as a Part 135 commuter or on-demand operation. The aircraft is listed as having sustained substantial damage. The record does not list injury counts, which is usual for a preliminary filing. The cause has not been determined; the investigation is open. Aircraft registry records describe as a , a twin-engine jet landplane with Allison AE 3007C1 engines, serial number 750-0269, built in 2007 and 18 years old. The registry lists the registered owner as Bank of Utah Trustee; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Bank of Utah is a community bank headquartered in Ogden, Utah, that acts as owner-trustee for aircraft held in trust; the bank states that as trustee it does not purchase such aircraft for its own account, does not finance their acquisition and does not retain operational control of any of them. Its chairman is Frank W. Browning, its president is Branden P. Hansen and its vice chairman and chief executive is Benjamin Browning; the investigation has made no finding connecting them to this accident. Weather observed at San Diego International Airport, 1.9 miles away and nine minutes from the reported time, recorded wind from 10 degrees at 6 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, few clouds at 8,500 feet, light rain and 70°F. These are instrument readings and are not a stated cause of anything. As a matter of record only: NTSB files list five other cases involving the same owner of record — N837VA, an Airbus A320-214 at Villahermosa, Mexico, on Aug. 16, 2025; N502WF, an Air Tractor AT-502B at Goodland, Kansas, on Aug. 10, 2025; N247BZ, an Airbus Canada BD-500-1A11 at North Charleston, South Carolina, on July 19, 2025; N833SK, a Bombardier CL-600-2D24 at Freeland, Michigan, on July 16, 2025; and N647RA, an Air Tractor AT-402B at Wyoming, Illinois, on July 15, 2025. The NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains 11 other cases involving the , of which one involved a fatality. Neither record says anything about the cause of this accident.

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Registration
N769XJ
Type
Cessna 750 — twin-engine jet landplane
Engines
ALLISON AE 3007C1
Built
2007-01-01 (18 years old)
Registered owner
Bank Of Utah TrusteeThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
95 ft
Nearest aerodrome
1.9 miles SE of San Diego International Airport (KSAN/SAN)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 13:42current

    No new facts; wording and attribution reviewed, story unchanged in substance.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 20:51

    First published.

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