Last updated: 17 August 2019
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 17 July 2019 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 550 Citation II |
| Operator: | Avia Jet LLC |
| Registration: | N320JT |
| C/n / msn: | 550-0271 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mesquite Municipal Airport, NV ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Pasco-Tri-Cities Airport, WA (PSC/KPSC), United States of America |
| Las Vegas-Henderson Sky Harbor Airport, NV (HSH/KHND), United States of America |
The aircraft was partially consumed by fire in an accident at Mesquite Airport (67L), Nevada. The sole pilot onboard was not injured. The plane was traveling from Pasco, Washington, to Las Vegas-Henderson Airport, according to the FAA.
The Las Vegas Sun reported that the pilot was arrested after the accident and being booked on a count of DUI.
Sources:
» news3lv.com» reviewjournal.com
Photos
accident date: 17-07-2019
type: Cessna 550 Citation II
registration: N320JT
accident date: 17-07-2019
type: Cessna 550 Citation II
registration: N320JT
accident date: 17-07-2019
type: Cessna 550 Citation II
registration: N320JT
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Pasco-Tri-Cities Airport, WA to Las Vegas-Henderson Sky Harbor Airport, NV as the crow flies is 1183 km (740 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Pasco-Tri-Cities Airport, WA to Las Vegas-Henderson Sky Harbor Airport, NV as the crow flies is 1183 km (740 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
