Cessna 550 Citation II crashes

46 crashes involving the Cessna 550 Citation II since 1983, with 82 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 46
• Fatal crashes: 21
• Fatalities: 82
• First recorded: February 6, 1983
• Most recent: December 18, 2025

Deadliest

1. February 19, 1996: Cessna 550 Citation II, Freilassing, Bavaria, Germany (10 fatalities)
2. December 18, 1992: Cessna 550 Citation II, Billings-Logan, Montana, United States (8 fatalities)
3. December 18, 2025: Cessna 550 Citation II, Statesville, North Carolina, United States (7 fatalities)
4. May 22, 2025: Cessna 550 Citation II, Murphy Canyon, San Diego, California, United States (6 fatalities)
5. July 8, 2023: Cessna 550 Citation II, Temecula-French Valley, California, United States (6 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (28)
• Brazil (6)
• Venezuela (3)
• Germany (2)
• Bahamas (1)
• Canada (1)
• China (1)
• Nigeria (1)
• Papua New Guinea (1)
• South Africa (1)
• United Kingdom (1)

Years

• 1989 (4)
• 1995 (3)
• 2002 (3)
• 2007 (3)
• 2011 (3)
• 2019 (3)
• 2025 (3)
• 1983 (2)
• 1988 (2)
• 1992 (2)
• 2010 (2)
• 2012 (2)

All crashes

• December 18, 2025: Cessna 550 Citation II, Statesville, North Carolina, United States (7 fatalities)
• May 22, 2025: Cessna 550 Citation II, Murphy Canyon, San Diego, California, United States (6 fatalities)
• January 29, 2025: Cessna 550 Citation II, El Volcán, Miranda, Venezuela (3 fatalities)
• August 20, 2024: Cessna 550 Citation II, Odessa-Schlemeyer Field, Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 8, 2023: Cessna 550 Citation II, Temecula-French Valley, California, United States (6 fatalities)
• January 23, 2020: Cessna 550 Citation II, Friemersheim, Western Cape, South Africa (3 fatalities)
• November 14, 2019: Cessna 550 Citation II, Maraú-Barra Grande, Bahia, Brazil (5 fatalities)
• July 17, 2019: Cessna 550 Citation II, Mesquite, Nevada, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 22, 2019: Cessna 550 Citation II, Indianapolis-Regional, Indiana, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 30, 2018: Cessna 550 Citation II, Fargo-Hector, North Dakota, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 16, 2016: Cessna 550 Citation II, Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga, Miranda, Venezuela (2 fatalities)
• August 26, 2015: Cessna 550 Citation II, Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga, Miranda, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
• December 21, 2012: Cessna 550 Citation II, Oklahoma City-Will Rogers, Oklahoma, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 17, 2012: Cessna 550 Citation II, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 11, 2011: Cessna 550 Citation II, Warroad, Minnesota, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 7, 2011: Cessna 550 Citation II, Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• March 28, 2011: Cessna 550 Citation II, Manas, Xinjiang Uyghur, China (3 fatalities)
• October 1, 2010: Cessna 550 Citation II, Manteo, North Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 31, 2010: Cessna 550 Citation II, Bwagaoia (Misima Island), Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
• January 4, 2009: Cessna 550 Citation II, Wilmington-New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 3, 2008: Cessna 550 Citation II, Reading, Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 4, 2007: Cessna 550 Citation II, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (6 fatalities)
• May 3, 2007: Cessna 550 Citation II, Dillon, Montana, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 24, 2007: Cessna 550 Citation II, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 30, 2005: Cessna 550 Citation II, Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 18, 2003: Cessna 550 Citation II, Mineral Wells, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 12, 2002: Cessna 550 Citation II, Sandspit, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 13, 2002: Cessna 550 Citation II, Big Bear Lake, California, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 20, 2002: Cessna 550 Citation II, Oklahoma City-Wiley Post, Oklahoma, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 15, 1997: Cessna 550 Citation II, Cocal do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil (2 fatalities)
• February 19, 1996: Cessna 550 Citation II, Freilassing, Bavaria, Germany (10 fatalities)
• December 31, 1995: Cessna 550 Citation II, Marco Island, Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
• April 26, 1995: Cessna 550 Citation II, Walker's Cay, North Abaco, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
• January 25, 1995: Cessna 550 Citation II, Allendorf-Eder, Hesse, Germany (2 fatalities)
• May 26, 1993: Cessna 550 Citation II, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1992: Cessna 550 Citation II, Billings-Logan, Montana, United States (8 fatalities)
• December 1, 1992: Cessna 550 Citation II, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• May 21, 1991: Cessna 550 Citation II, Ashaka, Gombe, Nigeria (3 fatalities)
• October 1, 1989: Cessna 550 Citation II, Roxboro, North Carolina, United States (2 fatalities)
• October 1, 1989: Cessna 550 Citation II, Roxboro, North Carolina, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 27, 1989: Cessna 550 Citation II, Poughkeepsie-Hudson Valley (ex Dutchess County), New York, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 27, 1989: Cessna 550 Citation II, Poughkeepsie-Hudson Valley (ex Dutchess County), New York, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 6, 1988: Cessna 550 Citation II, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• September 6, 1988: Cessna 550 Citation II, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• February 6, 1983: Cessna 550 Citation II, Houston-William P. Hobby, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 6, 1983: Cessna 550 Citation II, Houston-William P. Hobby, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)