Cessna 501 Citation I crash, Mar 15, 2003 (3 killed), Carey
Cessna 501 Citation I accident on March 15, 2003 near Carey, Idaho, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Pilot incapacitation for unknown reasons. A...
- Date: March 15, 2003
- Aircraft: Cessna 501 Citation I
- Location: Carey, Idaho, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot incapacitation for unknown reasons. A medical event or hypoxia after a decompression is considered possible, but the NTSB could not determine a specific cause.
A Cessna 501 Citation I on a flight from Salt Lake City to Sun Valley stopped responding to air traffic control while in level flight at FL190. It then climbed, turned and descended until it struck a rocky drainage near Carey, Idaho. The NTSB found no system or engine failure, and the three people aboard were killed.