Cessna 750 N769XJ

Summary

On 18 September 2025 at about 00:42 local time, a Cessna 750 registered N769XJ, operated by Bell Air, was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

18 September 2025 at 00:42

Classification

Accident

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Nearest airport

San Diego International Airpor (SAN)

Coordinates

32.7334, -117.1887

Aircraft

Cessna 750

Registration

N769XJ

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

2

Operator

Bell Air

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Columbus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA288

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 17, 2025, about 1742 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 750, N769XJ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Diego, California. The two pilots and four passengers sustained no injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 commuter flight. The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, he felt an intense vibration coming from the nosewheel as the airplane accelerated through 100 knots, so he elected to abort the takeoff. Subsequently, during the abort, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the nose of the airplane settled onto the runway. When the airplane came to a stop on the runway, the pilots executed an emergency shutdown and safely evacuated all occupants from the airplane. Post accident examination revealed that the airplane’s fuselage sustained substantial damage. The airplane was recovered and retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.