Cessna 500 Citation crash, Jul 3, 1997, Rio de Janeiro-Sa...
Cessna 500 Citation accident on July 3, 1997 near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined.
- Date: July 3, 1997
- Aircraft: Cessna 500 Citation
- Location: Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined
A Cessna 500 Citation on a charter flight from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont started its takeoff roll, but the captain decided conditions were not safe and aborted. The aircraft could not stop in the remaining runway and overran into Guanabara Bay. All five occupants escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was written off.