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Pilot Fatal Crash! The HORRIBLE Mistakes That Turned N880Z’s Short Hop Into Disaster… === #fligdebrief #pilotfatalcrash #planecrash #plaincrash === Pilot Fatal Crash! The HORRIBLE Mistakes That Turned N880Z’s Short Hop Into Disaster… On a misty December night in 2021, a Learjet 35A descended toward its home base at Gillespie Field, California. Two pilots, two flight nurses, all seasoned professionals. But less than a mile from the runway, the jet vanished from radar. No distress call. No warning. How does a routine two-minute approach turn into a fireball over the suburbs? The scariest thing here is that the truth about what happened to N880Z isn’t found in one big mistake, but buried in the small ones everyone thought were safe. Let’s break it down in this episode! Pilot Fatal Crash! The HORRIBLE Mistakes That Turned N880Z’s Short Hop Into Disaster… You know, every accident begins with people just doing their jobs. This one was no different. That night, the Gates Learjet 35A N880Z belonged to Aeromedevac Inc., a San Diego-based air ambulance company. This wasn’t some private charter or training flight — it was a professional crew wrapping up a long shift saving lives. The captain was Douglas James Grande, 45 years old. A solid pilot with an Airline Transport Certificate, roughly 2,200 flight hours, and recently upgraded to captain just months earlier. His copilot, Julian Jorge Bugaj, 67, had over 1,200 hours and years of charter experience. Both were competent, trained, and current. In the cabin were two flight nurses: Tina Ward, a respected veteran and mentor within the air medical community, and Laurie Gentz, president of the IAEP Local 162 — someone who spent her career advocating for others’ safety. Pilot Fatal Crash! The HORRIBLE Mistakes That Turned N880Z’s Short Hop Into Disaster… Earlier that day, they’d flown a patient from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, to Orange County, California — a textbook transfer. By evening, with their patient delivered, they were simply flying home to El Cajon. The trip from Santa Ana to Gillespie Field was less than 30 minutes — the kind of short hop these crews did almost daily. But here’s the catch: even short flights demand razor-sharp precision. The Learjet 35A is a fast, high-performance jet. It’s built for altitude and speed — not leisurely circuits around small airports. At low speed, its margins shrink fast. So when you bring a plane like that into a small field, at night, in mist? Every move counts.