Cessna 550 Citation II crash, Aug 20, 2024 (2 killed), Od...
Cessna 550 Citation II accident on August 20, 2024 near Odessa-Schlemeyer Field, Texas, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: NTSB has not published...
- Date: August 20, 2024
- Aircraft: Cessna 550 Citation II
- Location: Odessa-Schlemeyer Field, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB has not published a final cause. The preliminary report gave few clues why the aircraft failed to climb, and a witness found the engine sounds unusual.
A Cessna Citation II failed to climb after takeoff from runway 16 at Odessa Schlemeyer Field, clipped a power line about 1,000 feet past the runway end and crashed on a building in a private alley, burning. The pilot and a passenger died and a person on the ground was seriously injured.