Cessna 750 Citation X crash, Aug 5, 2024, Jamestown-Chaut...
Cessna 750 Citation X accident on August 5, 2024 near Jamestown-Chautauqua County, New York, United States with no fatalities. Cause: In flight fire...
- Date: August 5, 2024
- Aircraft: Cessna 750 Citation X
- Location: Jamestown-Chautauqua County, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: In flight fire and electrical failure of undetermined cause, the crew could not keep stabilized flight and lost control on landing (NTSB).
A Cessna Citation X on a ferry flight from Dunkirk smelled burning and smoke after takeoff and diverted to Jamestown, but struggled to control speed and pitch and hit the ground short of the runway, sliding off the paved surface and burning. Both pilots escaped. The NTSB found an in flight fire and electrical failure whose cause could not be determined.