Cessna 550 Citation II crash, Nov 30, 2018, Fargo-Hector
Cessna 550 Citation II accident on November 30, 2018 near Fargo-Hector, North Dakota, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot did not...
- Date: November 30, 2018
- Aircraft: Cessna 550 Citation II
- Location: Fargo-Hector, North Dakota, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot did not extend the flaps, and ice on the leading edges at low speed caused the critical angle of attack to be exceeded, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
A Cessna 550 Citation II with 10 passengers on a business flight from Williston to Fargo encountered icing in instrument conditions and flew an approach with the flaps not extended. The aircraft stalled short of the runway and landed in grass beside it with damage to the wings and landing gear. Nobody was killed, and the NTSB attributed the accident to the pilot's inexperience and the resulting stall.