Dr. Sugata Das ID'd as Pilot Killed in Santee Plane Crash at Greencastle Street and Jeremy Street
Santee, California (October 11, 2021) – Local cardiologist Dr. Sugata Das has been identified as the pilot who died in a plane crash that also killed a UPS delivery driver on the ground and left several other people injured in Santee Monday afternoon.
The deadly accident happened at about 12:15 p.m. in the area of Greencastle Street and Jeremy Street, near Santana High School.
Authorities said a twin-piston Cessna 340 was en route from Yuma, Arizona to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego when it developed engine problems.
The Cessna 340 attempted to land at Gillespie Field near the high school and crashed at the intersection of Greencastle Street and Jeremy Street.
The wing of the plane clipped a UPS truck that was approaching a red light. Witnesses told the authorities the fuselage then slid toward two homes and burst into flames.
Steve Krueger ID'd as UPS Driver Killed in Plane Crash in Santee
Dr. Das and the UPS truck driver were killed in the accident.
UPS later identified the driver as Steve Krueger, who had worked for the company for 30 years.
“We are heartbroken by the loss of our employee, and extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends,” the company said in a statement.
Information about the conditions of the other people was not immediately available.
No further details about the crash were provided.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident.
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