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Business Aircraft Accident Reports: March 2026
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Right-seat Occupant Not SIC-qualified in CE-550 Crash

Cessna Citation II, Dec. 18, 2025, Statesville, North Carolina

The right-seat occupant of a Cessna Citation II that crashed near Statesville Regional Airport (KSVH) was not qualified to serve as second-in-command, according to the NTSB’s preliminary report. All seven people aboard were killed, including the pilot and six passengers—one of whom was seated in the right seat. The pilot-in-command had a limitation requiring an SIC.

The aircraft, registered N257BW to a holding company owned by Nascar driver Greg Biffle, was operating under Part 91 on a personal flight to Sarasota, Florida. It departed Statesville at approximately 10:06 under visual flight rules.