Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 crash, Nov 30, 2018 (3 killed)
Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 accident on November 30, 2018 near Memphis, Indiana, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The left wing load...
- Date: November 30, 2018
- Aircraft: Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2
- Location: Memphis, Indiana, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB: The left wing load alleviation system deployed asymmetrically for a cause that could not be determined, leading to an uncontrollable nose down pitch that the pilot could not recover.
A single pilot Cessna CitationJet CJ2 departed Clark Regional Airport into instrument cloud on 30 November 2018 and entered an uncommanded left roll after autopilot engagement. It descended in a steep, nearly inverted dive and struck terrain near Memphis, Indiana, killing the pilot and two passengers. The NTSB examined the wing load alleviation system as the likely cause of the upset.