Cessna 500 Citation crash, Mar 4, 2008 (5 killed), Oklaho...
Cessna 500 Citation accident on March 4, 2008 near Oklahoma City-Wiley Post, Oklahoma, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Wing structure damage...
- Date: March 4, 2008
- Aircraft: Cessna 500 Citation
- Location: Oklahoma City-Wiley Post, Oklahoma, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Wing structure damage from striking large birds (American white pelicans), which caused a loss of control.
A Cessna 500 Citation carrying company executives departed Oklahoma City-Wiley Post for Mankato in visual conditions. About two minutes after takeoff it entered a steep descent and crashed, and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire. All five people on board were killed.