Cessna 414 N414BA accident near San Diego, California, June 8, 2025
Cessna 414, registration N414BA, operated by OPTIMAL HEALTH SYSTEMS LLC, was involved in an accident near San Diego, California on June 8, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 6 people on board. Case WPR25FA169 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 59 minutes of the flight after departing the San Diego Intl Arpt area (KSAN), reaching a maximum of 2,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:30 UTC, at 900 ft and 111 knots, descending at 6,912 feet per minute, about 7 km from San Diego/North Island NAS (KNZY).
The nearest weather report, from KNZY (7 km away), showed wind 320° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 1,000 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 414 registered in United States (Mode S A4E316).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- June 8, 2025
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414
- Registration
- N414BA
- Operator
- OPTIMAL HEALTH SYSTEMS LLC
- Injuries
- Fatal (6 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25FA169 (In work)
- Departure area
- San Diego Intl Arpt (KSAN)
- Nearest airport
- San Diego/North Island NAS (KNZY)
- Recorded flight
- 59 min, max 2,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:30 UTC, 900 ft, 111 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25FA169; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.