Cessna 501 Citation I crash, May 29, 2021 (7 killed), Smy...
Cessna 501 Citation I accident on May 29, 2021 near Smyrna-Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States with 7 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's loss of...
- Date: May 29, 2021
- Aircraft: Cessna 501 Citation I
- Location: Smyrna-Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during climb due to spatial disorientation.
A Cessna Citation I took off from Smyrna with seven people aboard, entered cloud in a climbing right turn and then descended steeply into Percy Priest Lake. The NTSB found no mechanical fault and concluded the pilot became spatially disoriented. All seven occupants were killed.