Cessna 550 Citation II crash, Dec 18, 1992 (8 killed), Bi...
Cessna 550 Citation II accident on December 18, 1992 near Billings-Logan, Montana, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: The pilot-in-command did not...
- Date: December 18, 1992
- Aircraft: Cessna 550 Citation II
- Location: Billings-Logan, Montana, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot-in-command did not follow established vortex avoidance procedures and did not provide his own wake turbulence separation.
A U.S. Department of Energy Citation was on a visual approach to Billings behind a Boeing 757 and rolled inverted into a near-vertical descent about 1.5 miles from the runway. Radar and cockpit recordings show the crew kept the 757 in sight, but the Citation was too close to its wake. All eight occupants were killed.