On May 22, 2025, at 3:47 a.m. local time, a Cessna Citation 550 crashed into a residential neighborhood in San Diego as it was preparing to land at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive airport (KMYF) in thick fog. All six occupants of the aircraft died. Miraculously, no one on the ground was seriously injured or killed, but almost a dozen homes and numerous cars were damaged or destroyed in the post-crash fire. The accident forced more than 100 people to evacuate.
The AOPA Air Safety Institute addresses notable flight portions and areas the NTSB will likely probe.
A Cessna Citation 550 struck high-voltage power lines while approaching Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego just before 4 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on May 22. The aircraft was approaching the end of the second leg of a long overnight from New York in instrument conditions and without the benefit of a local altimeter setting—which may become a focus of the NTSB investigation.
A week after the FAA certified its G800 long-range business jet, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. is celebrating another milestone that took 50 years to reach. On April 1, the Savannah, Georgia, company recorded its 700th city-to-city speed record following a flight from Taipei, Taiwan, to Miami.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced FAA and European certification of its long-range G800 business jet. The Savannah, Georgia, unit of General Dynamics Corp. also reported a few pleasant surprises: The jet can fly farther, faster, and from shorter fields than forecast.
A HondaJet HA–420 overran an Oregon coast runway and came to rest partially submerged in Coos Bay on April 7, followed by another into the grass in Florida on April 9—the latest of more than two dozen similar incidents. The owners group seeks to arrest that trend with pilot training.
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A Cessna Citation® jet is naturally on the short list for your next aircraft. It just makes sense. The mathematical logic of range, speed, capability, operating cost, and financial value all add up to a pleasing bottom line.
Getting checked out in an airplane that’s very much like the model you’re accustomed to can be trickier than learning an entirely new aircraft. The type rating is the same, and the systems, procedures, and checklists are just about identical for the Citation M2 and CJ3 series—but important differences can catch pilots by surprise.
According to a press release, Lilium GmbH —among a handful of companies to create prototypes of the next generation of aircraft—has conceded insolvency and its board approved application for self-administration for its business units.
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