2023 Virginia Cessna Citation crash
A Cessna 560 Citation V similar to the one involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 4, 2023 |
| Summary | Loss of pressurization leading to crew incapacitation |
| Site | Mine Bank Mountain, George Washington National Forest, Virginia, United States 37°55′18″N 79°06′13″W / 37.92157°N 79.10367°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 560 Citation V |
| Operator | Privately owned |
| Registration | N611VG |
| Flight origin | Elizabethton Municipal Airport |
| Stopover | Long Island MacArthur Airport |
| Occupants | 4 |
| Passengers | 3 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On June 4, 2023, a privately operated Cessna 560 Citation V carrying three passengers and a pilot crashed at approximately 3:23 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in the George Washington National Forest, Virginia, United States, killing the occupants, after the crew had been found unresponsive.: 2 The plane had previously entered the no-fly zone over Washington, D.C., and was intercepted by F-16 fighter jets before it crashed. The final report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), released on May 13, 2025, concluded the crew and passengers lost consciousness due to a depressurization of undetermined origin.