Accidents
Citation Overruns Runway, Strikes Kentucky Home
Sheriff says resident unhurt after home struck
An image of the jet and residence in Kentucky
© Graves County Sheriff’s Office, Kentucky

A Cessna Citation CJ4 overran the Runway 14 at the Mayfield Graves County Airport (M25) and struck a nearby residence on Thursday, according to the FAA and Graves County Sheriff’s Office. The sole-occupant pilot was not injured in the crash, the FAA reported, but the 2013 CJ4—registered as N577RT—sustained substantial damage after its left wing hit the house.

Sheriff Jon Hayden said dispatchers received reports of a possible crash at 3:49 p.m. at M25. Responders found that the jet had gone past the runway end, crossed a grassy area and through a perimeter fence, and continued across Kentucky Route 58 before colliding with a house in the 2100 block east of Mayfield.