Cessna 500 Citation crash, Jan 21, 1981 (5 killed), Bluef...
Cessna 500 Citation accident on January 21, 1981 near Bluefield-Mercer County, West Virginia, USA, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Landing on a...
- Date: January 21, 1981
- Aircraft: Cessna 500 Citation
- Location: Bluefield-Mercer County, West Virginia, USA, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Cause: Landing on a slush covered runway with insufficient stopping distance, followed by a delayed go-around initiation.
A Cessna 500 Citation I overran runway 23 at Mercer County Airport, Bluefield, West Virginia, after an ILS approach in snow and slush. It struck localizer antennas and an embankment, plunged down a wooded hillside and burned. All five occupants were killed.