Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4 crash, Dec 29, 2016 (6 killed)
Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4 accident on December 29, 2016 near Cleveland-Burke Lakefront, Ohio, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: NTSB: Pilot...
- Date: December 29, 2016
- Aircraft: Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4
- Location: Cleveland-Burke Lakefront, Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB: Pilot spatial disorientation in dark night conditions over the lake, with pilot fatigue, autopilot mode confusion and negative learning transfer from differing flight deck layouts as contributing factors, leading to a loss of control and impact with the lake.
A Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4 (N614SB) took off at night from Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport bound for Columbus, Ohio. It climbed through its assigned altitude, entered a steep right turn and a rapid descent, and crashed into Lake Erie, killing all six people on board. The NTSB found that the pilot was spatially disoriented, fatigued and had not confirmed autopilot engagement on the primary flight display.