Cessna 501 Citation I crash, Feb 8, 2020 (4 killed), Fair...
Cessna 501 Citation I accident on February 8, 2020 near Fairmount, Georgia, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Pilots' loss of control in flight...
- Date: February 8, 2020
- Aircraft: Cessna 501 Citation I
- Location: Fairmount, Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilots' loss of control in flight in freezing instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation and task saturation
A Cessna 501 Citation I left Peachtree City for Nashville on an instructional flight in icing and instrument conditions. The crew reported attitude indicator and autopilot problems, then the airplane entered a descending left turn and broke up in flight, coming down in a creek near Fairmount, Georgia. All four on board were killed and the NTSB cited loss of control through spatial disorientation and task saturation.