Cessna 560 Citation V crash, Jan 9, 2021 (1 killed), Warm...
Cessna 560 Citation V accident on January 9, 2021 near Warm Springs, Oregon, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of airplane control due to...
- Date: January 9, 2021
- Aircraft: Cessna 560 Citation V
- Location: Warm Springs, Oregon, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of airplane control due to pilot incapacitation for reasons that could not be determined.
A Cessna 560 Citation V flown solo by a private pilot wandered off assigned headings and altitudes, then entered a spiraling descent from about 27,000 ft and hit mountain terrain on the Warm Springs Reservation at high speed. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was highly fragmented. The NTSB found no structural failure, fire or engine problem.