Fatal Plane Crash Near Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in a Military Housing Neighborhood

Date: 22 May 2025
Registration: N666DS
Fatalities: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Departure airport: Wichita-Colonel James Jabara Airport, KS (KAAO)
Destination airport: San Diego-Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, CA (KMYF)

Audio Source: LiveATC.net
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Report: A Cessna S550 Citation S/II crashed while on approach to runway 28R at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF/KMYF), San Diego, California.
The pilot and five passengers perished, and the aircraft was destroyed and at least three victims were members of Sound Talent Group, including the co-founder with a pilot license and the pilot of the flight.

According to media reports, the PIC was David Shapiro, who according to the FAA Airmen Registry is ATP Rated and held a CE-500 type rating for the aircraft.

The aircraft came down in the Tierrasanta military housing community and about ten homes and various cars were damaged or destroyed by fire.

According to preliminary ADS-B data, On May 22, 2025, at about 2315 LT, the airplane departed Teterboro Airport (TEB/KTEB), Teterboro, New Jersey, on a 3h30m flight to Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO), Wichita, Kansas. Later that midnight, at 0236 LT, the aircraft departed Wichita on a flight to San Diego.

According to air traffic control data, during the final portion of the flight, the pilot(s) enquired about the conditions at other nearby airports, because the ASOS at KMYF was not working. At one point, they were considering Brown Field Municipal Airport (KSDM) but decided against it because it has higher minimums. The crew were eventually cleared to fly the RNAV 28R approach at point NESTY (3600 ft). A few seconds later, when the aircraft reached point PENYY, it was flying at 2500 ft (which is correct altitude per the RNAV 28R plate).

The final seconds of the ADS-B data show that the airplane descended below the glideslope and had most likely impacted (marked) high tension powerlines before descending into the residential area. These powerlines are marked as an obstruction on the approach plate, standing at 554 ft.

At the time of the accident, there was an AIRMET active for IFR conditions; CIG BLW 010/VIS BLW 3SM BR/FG.

Runway 28R at Montgomery Field is equipped with an ILS approach, with an inbound course of 281 degrees magnetic heading. The charted Category A and B aircraft landing minimums are a descent altitude of 673 feet msl (250 feet agl), and a visibility of 3/4 mile. The touchdown zone elevation is 427 feet msl.

Sources:

ASN: https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/513483
News: https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/possible-aircraft-crash-reported-in-san-diego-neighborhood-052225
Flightaware: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/map/N666DS/history/20250522/0735Z/KAAO/KMYF

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