Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel crash, Aug 13, 2014 (7 killed)
Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel accident on August 13, 2014 near Santos, São Paulo, Brazil with 7 fatalities. Cause: CENIPA: Spatial disorientation in...
- Date: August 13, 2014
- Aircraft: Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel
- Location: Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: CENIPA: Spatial disorientation in poor weather and pilot fatigue likely caused a low altitude loss of control during the approach. The crew did not fly the prescribed ECHO 1 approach profile and attempted a low pass and a left turn below circle to land minimums.
The Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ departed Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro with two pilots and five passengers, including presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, bound for Santos. After a low pass over the runway in poor weather, the crew turned left and was lost from sight, and the aircraft crashed into a populated area near the air base. All seven aboard were killed and eleven people on the ground were injured. The investigation concluded that spatial disorientation in poor weather and pilot fatigue likely caused a low altitude loss of control.