Cessna 501 Citation I crashes

28 crashes involving the Cessna 501 Citation I since 1979, with 57 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 28
Fatal crashes: 18
Fatalities: 57
First recorded: August 2, 1979
Most recent: October 4, 2026

Deadliest

October 6, 2010: Cessna 501 Citation I, Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico (8 fatalities)
May 29, 2021: Cessna 501 Citation I, Smyrna-Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States (7 fatalities)
February 16, 2006: Cessna 501 Citation I, Sulaymānīyah, As-Sulaymāniyyah, Iraq (6 fatalities)
March 15, 2012: Cessna 501 Citation I, Franklin-Macon County, North Carolina, United States (5 fatalities)
February 8, 2020: Cessna 501 Citation I, Fairmount, Georgia, United States (4 fatalities)

Countries

Years

1982 (2)
1985 (2)
1987 (2)
1988 (2)
1989 (2)
2006 (2)
2010 (2)
2014 (2)
1979 (1)
1990 (1)
1995 (1)
1998 (1)

All crashes

October 4, 2026: Cessna 501 Citation I, Los Mezquites, Ixtlan del Rio, Nayarit, Mexico (2 fatalities)
May 29, 2021: Cessna 501 Citation I, Smyrna-Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States (7 fatalities)
February 8, 2020: Cessna 501 Citation I, Fairmount, Georgia, United States (4 fatalities)
February 15, 2014: Cessna 501 Citation I, Stella Maris, Long Island, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
January 12, 2014: Cessna 501 Citation I, Trier-Föhren, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (4 fatalities)
March 15, 2012: Cessna 501 Citation I, Franklin-Macon County, North Carolina, United States (5 fatalities)
November 19, 2010: Cessna 501 Citation I, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 6, 2010: Cessna 501 Citation I, Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico (8 fatalities)
August 18, 2008: Cessna 501 Citation I, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1 fatality)
December 3, 2006: Cessna 501 Citation I, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico (0 fatalities)
February 16, 2006: Cessna 501 Citation I, Sulaymānīyah, As-Sulaymāniyyah, Iraq (6 fatalities)
September 9, 2005: Cessna 501 Citation I, Rome-Ciampino, Lazio, Italy (0 fatalities)
March 15, 2003: Cessna 501 Citation I, Carey, Idaho, United States (3 fatalities)
April 2, 2001: Cessna 501 Citation I, Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States (1 fatality)
December 2, 1998: Cessna 501 Citation I, Umpire, Arkansas, United States (1 fatality)
April 24, 1995: Cessna 501 Citation I, San Salvador-Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (Comalapa), La Paz, Salvador (0 fatalities)
April 22, 1990: Cessna 501 Citation I, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
October 2, 1989: Cessna 501 Citation I, Sedona, Arizona, United States (0 fatalities)
October 2, 1989: Cessna 501 Citation I, Sedona, Arizona, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 26, 1988: Cessna 501 Citation I, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (2 fatalities)
October 26, 1988: Cessna 501 Citation I, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (2 fatalities)
May 30, 1987: Cessna 501 Citation I, Lübeck-Blankensee, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (3 fatalities)
May 30, 1987: Cessna 501 Citation I, Lübeck-Blankensee, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (3 fatalities)
May 21, 1985: Cessna 501 Citation I, Harrison-Boone County, Arkansas, United States (2 fatalities)
May 21, 1985: Cessna 501 Citation I, Harrison-Boone County, Arkansas, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
November 12, 1982: Cessna 501 Citation I, Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mid-Continent), Kansas, United States (0 fatalities)
November 12, 1982: Cessna 501 Citation I, Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mid-Continent), Kansas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 2, 1979: Cessna 501 Citation I, Akron-Canton Ohio, United States (1 fatality)