Cessna 500 Citation crash, Feb 24, 2004 (6 killed), Cagliari
Cessna 500 Citation accident on February 24, 2004 near Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy with 6 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain: descent...
- Date: February 24, 2004
- Aircraft: Cessna 500 Citation
- Location: Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain: descent below area minimum altitude during a night visual approach, with no TAWS, unfamiliarity with the area and ATC instruction confusion as contributing factors.
A City-Jet Luftfahrt Cessna 500 Citation flying an ambulance mission was carrying a donor heart from Rome-Ciampino to Cagliari, Sardinia, on 24 February 2004. Descending visually at night, it went well below the area minimum altitude and struck a mountain slope about 32 km northeast of Cagliari airport. All six aboard were killed.