2008 Biggin Hill Cessna Citation crash
A Cessna 500 Citation, similar to VP-BGE, a model 501 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 March 2008 |
| Summary | Engine failure followed by pilot error |
| Site | Farnborough, London, United Kingdom NGR TQ 438 649 51°21′53″N 0°04′02″E / 51.3646°N 0.0671665°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 501 Citation |
| Operator | Ross Air |
| Registration | VP-BGE |
| Flight origin | Biggin Hill, United Kingdom |
| Destination | Pau, France |
| Occupants | 5 |
| Passengers | 3 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 30 March 2008, a Cessna 501 Citation crashed into a house in Farnborough, London (UK), near Biggin Hill Airport, from where the aircraft had taken off a short time before. There were no survivors among the five people on board, which included former racing drivers Richard Lloyd and David Leslie.