Last updated: 24 February 2021
| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | Friday 30 November 2018 |
| Time: | 10:28 |
| Type: |  Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2+ |
| Operator: | Estoair LLC |
| Registration: | N525EG |
| C/n / msn: | 525A-0449 |
| First flight: | 2009 |
| Engines: | 2 Williams International FJ44-3A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 4 km (2.5 mls) WSW of Memphis, IN ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Jeffersonville-Clark Regional Airport, IN (JVY/KJVY), United States of America |
| Chicago-Midway Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW), United States of America |
A Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2+ was destroyed when it impacted a wooded area near Memphis, Indiana, USA. All three occupants suffered fatal injuries.
The aircraft took off from runway 36 at Jeffersonville-Clark Regional Airport, Indiana, USA 10:24 hours local time.
According to preliminary information from radar data and air traffic controllers, the airplane was climbing through 6,000 ft mean sea level when it began a left turn, descended, and disappeared from radar. The pilot had previously been given a frequency change, which was acknowledged, however the pilot never reported to the next controller and no distress message was heard on either frequency.
The aircraft was found to have impacted a slightly rugged, wooded area, leaving a trail of small debris, as well as blackened trees at a distance of 12 km north-northwest of the airport.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» Flightaware tracklog» WDRB
» Courier Journal
Photos
accident date: 30-11-2018
type: Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2+
registration: N525EG
accident date: 30-11-2018
type: Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2+
registration: N525EG
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 Jeffersonville-Clark Regional Airport, IN to Chicago-Midway Airport, IL as the crow flies is 414 km (259 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Jeffersonville-Clark Regional Airport, IN to Chicago-Midway Airport, IL as the crow flies is 414 km (259 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.
