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Back-to-back Citation Fatals Under Investigation

NTSB is in early stages of separate investigations into nearly back-to-back, but seemingly unrelated, fatal Cessna Citation accidents that killed three.

By Gordon Gilbert • Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

May 30, 2019

The NTSB is in the early stages of separate investigations into nearly back-to-back, but seemingly unrelated, fatal accidents last week involving two U.S.-registered Cessna Citations that took the lives of three people. Both aircraft were operating under Part 91 in day VMC at the time of the accidents.

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