Cessna 500 Citation crashes

50 crashes involving the Cessna 500 Citation since 1974, with 127 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 50
• Fatal crashes: 34
• Fatalities: 127
• First recorded: November 22, 1974
• Most recent: June 3, 2025

Deadliest

1. May 11, 1990: Cessna 500 Citation, Mareeba, Queensland, Australia (11 fatalities)
2. December 8, 1983: Cessna 500 Citation, Stornoway, Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (10 fatalities)
3. December 8, 1983: Cessna 500 Citation, Stornoway, Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (10 fatalities)
4. February 6, 1996: Cessna 500 Citation, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (8 fatalities)
5. February 24, 2004: Cessna 500 Citation, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (6 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (18)
• Brazil (6)
• United Kingdom (5)
• Australia (3)
• Canada (3)
• Venezuela (3)
• Finland (2)
• Greece (2)
• Mexico (2)
• Spain (2)
• Colombia (1)
• Italy (1)

Years

• 1983 (6)
• 1984 (6)
• 1997 (4)
• 1979 (2)
• 1980 (2)
• 1981 (2)
• 1987 (2)
• 1990 (2)
• 1996 (2)
• 1998 (2)
• 2005 (2)
• 2008 (2)

All crashes

• June 3, 2025: Cessna 500 Citation, Caracas, Caracas Federal District, Venezuela (5 fatalities)
• March 24, 2017: Cessna 500 Citation, Marietta, Georgia, United States (1 fatality)
• December 4, 2016: Cessna 500 Citation, Gunnison-Crested Butte, Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 13, 2016: Cessna 500 Citation, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (4 fatalities)
• October 18, 2013: Cessna 500 Citation, Derby, Kansas, United States (2 fatalities)
• August 2, 2012: Cessna 500 Citation, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain (2 fatalities)
• March 30, 2008: Cessna 500 Citation, Biggin Hill, London Metropolis, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• March 4, 2008: Cessna 500 Citation, Oklahoma City-Wiley Post, Oklahoma, United States (5 fatalities)
• June 30, 2007: Cessna 500 Citation, Conway, Arkansas, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 1, 2006: Cessna 500 Citation, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 5, 2005: Cessna 500 Citation, Houston-William P. Hobby, Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 8, 2005: Cessna 500 Citation, Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga, Miranda, Venezuela (2 fatalities)
• February 24, 2004: Cessna 500 Citation, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (6 fatalities)
• April 7, 2003: Cessna 500 Citation, Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 2002: Cessna 500 Citation, Marília, São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• February 26, 2001: Cessna 500 Citation, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 24, 1998: Cessna 500 Citation, Rawlins, Wyoming, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 6, 1998: Cessna 500 Citation, Pittsburgh-Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 31, 1997: Cessna 500 Citation, Canela, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (3 fatalities)
• July 3, 1997: Cessna 500 Citation, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• March 7, 1997: Cessna 500 Citation, La Felisa, Caldas, Colombia (2 fatalities)
• February 1, 1997: Cessna 500 Citation, Mt Balatukan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines (2 fatalities)
• February 6, 1996: Cessna 500 Citation, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (8 fatalities)
• February 4, 1996: Cessna 500 Citation, Fazenda Matary, Maranhão, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• March 25, 1994: Cessna 500 Citation, Ciudad Alemán-General Miguel Alemán, Veracruz, Mexico (2 fatalities)
• September 24, 1990: Cessna 500 Citation, San Luis Obispo, California, United States (4 fatalities)
• May 11, 1990: Cessna 500 Citation, Mareeba, Queensland, Australia (11 fatalities)
• November 19, 1987: Cessna 500 Citation, Helsinki-Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland (0 fatalities)
• November 19, 1987: Cessna 500 Citation, Helsinki-Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland (0 fatalities)
• October 6, 1984: Cessna 500 Citation, Skiathos, Thessaly, Greece (0 fatalities)
• October 6, 1984: Cessna 500 Citation, Skiathos, Thessaly, Greece (0 fatalities)
• September 26, 1984: Cessna 500 Citation, Orillia, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
• September 26, 1984: Cessna 500 Citation, Orillia, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
• February 20, 1984: Cessna 500 Citation, Proserpine, Queensland, Australia (2 fatalities)
• February 20, 1984: Cessna 500 Citation, Proserpine, Queensland, Australia (2 fatalities)
• December 8, 1983: Cessna 500 Citation, Stornoway, Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (10 fatalities)
• December 8, 1983: Cessna 500 Citation, Stornoway, Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (10 fatalities)
• April 26, 1983: Cessna 500 Citation, Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mid-Continent), Kansas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 26, 1983: Cessna 500 Citation, Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mid-Continent), Kansas, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 1, 1983: Cessna 500 Citation, Eagle Pass, Texas, United States (4 fatalities)
• April 1, 1983: Cessna 500 Citation, Eagle Pass, Texas, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• January 21, 1981: Cessna 500 Citation, Bluefield-Mercer County, West Virginia, United States (5 fatalities)
• January 21, 1981: Cessna 500 Citation, Bluefield-Mercer County, West Virginia, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• October 1, 1980: Cessna 500 Citation, Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• October 1, 1980: Cessna 500 Citation, Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• December 15, 1979: Cessna 500 Citation, Machiques Zulia, Venezuela (2 fatalities)
• November 19, 1979: Cessna 500 Citation, Castle Rock Colorado, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 12, 1976: Cessna 500 Citation, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• March 16, 1975: Cessna 500 Citation, Acará Pará, Brazil (3 fatalities)
• November 22, 1974: Cessna 500 Citation, Barcelona Catalonia, Spain (4 fatalities)