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| Date: | Friday 30 May 2025 |
| Time: | c. 10:22 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 560 Citation Ultra |
| Owner/operator: | Precision Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N204BG |
| MSN: | 560-0503 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near San Jose, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Jose-Norman Y. Mineta International Airport (SJC/KSJC) |
| Jackson Hole Airport, WY (JAC/KJAC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Cessna 560 Citation Ultra, N204BG, was climbing through 5,000 ft when the crew received a right engine fire notification. The crew held altitude before eventually declaring an emergency at 10:22 LT and squawked 7700.
The aircraft landed safely at 10:42 LT. at the point of departure where ATC advised the crew no smoke was seen.
No one was injured and damage to the aircraft is unknown.
Sources:
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=204BG
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a1a0ff&lat=37.276&lon=-121.901&zoom=10.1&showTrace=2025-05-30&leg=4
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/436119_1733893700.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex VP-BDB, (ZS-FCB)
Location
Media:
RTB: Cessna Citation Ultra N204BG (San Jose to Jackson Hole) squawked 7700 General Emergency & has just returned to SJC due to a fire indication on the right engine. ATC advised no smoke on landing.https://t.co/jyu5w3wjZC
— Airport Webcams (@AirportWebcams) May 30, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2025 23:57 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 31-May-2025 02:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2025 02:35 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 01-Jun-2025 05:51 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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