Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 crash, Apr 15, 2018 (1 killed)
Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 accident on April 15, 2018 near Crozet, Virginia, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: NTSB: Loss of control due to spatial...
- Date: April 15, 2018
- Aircraft: Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1
- Location: Crozet, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB: Loss of control due to spatial disorientation in night instrument meteorological conditions. The pilot's alcohol use and medication affecting his competence contributed.
A privately operated Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 with one pilot departed Richmond at night into instrument conditions and thunderstorms without a weather briefing and without contacting air traffic control. It descended at high rate into a mountain near Crozet, Virginia, killing the pilot. The NTSB found spatial disorientation and loss of control, with the pilot's alcohol intoxication and medication as contributing factors.