Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 crash, Feb 3, 2014, Elk City
Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 accident on February 3, 2014 near Elk City, Oklahoma, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot's descent...
- Date: February 3, 2014
- Aircraft: Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1
- Location: Elk City, Oklahoma, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's descent below the published minimum descent altitude for the instrument approach procedure, which resulted in impact with a utility pole.
A Cessna 525 CitationJet carrying a pilot and six passengers from Rapid City to Elk City, Oklahoma, descended below the minimum descent altitude on a dark night instrument approach and struck a utility pole about 2 miles from the airport. The pilot performed a missed approach and later landed safely at another airport. No one was injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The NTSB attributed the accident to the pilot's descent below the approach minimum altitude.