Cessna 501 Citation I crash, Apr 24, 1995, San Salvador-M...
Cessna 501 Citation I accident on April 24, 1995 near San Salvador-Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (Comalapa), La Paz, Salvador with no...
- Date: April 24, 1995
- Aircraft: Cessna 501 Citation I
- Location: San Salvador-Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (Comalapa), La Paz, Salvador
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew distraction by an altimeter discrepancy during the approach, which led to loss of altitude and a collision with trees short of the runway.
A TACA-operated Cessna Citation I/SP on a local training flight at San Salvador-Comalapa was on approach to runway 25 when the copilot reported a mismatch between the two altimeters. The crew became absorbed in that problem and lost track of the approach, and the aircraft struck trees about 2,500 feet short of the runway and came to rest on a road. Both pilots survived uninjured, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.