Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 crash, Sep 16, 2005 (2 killed)
Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 accident on September 16, 2005 near Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 2 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight...
- Date: September 16, 2005
- Aircraft: Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1
- Location: Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew chose to fly VFR in IMC over mountainous terrain, with poor judgment, poor flight planning and lack of operational supervision as contributing factors.
A Cessna 525 CitationJet operated by Viacao Cometa was flying a short positioning leg from Santos Dumont to Jacarepagua in Rio de Janeiro with two pilots aboard. Flying in cloud under VFR beneath a low ceiling over the mountains, it struck a slope of Morro da Taquara in the Tijuca National Park. Both pilots were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.