Accidents
Cessna Citation CJ1+ Overruns Runway in Brazil, Killing Pilot
Wet runway surface, short available landing space may be factors
Google Earth image of Ubataba airport with distance markings
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A Cessna Citation CJ1, registered as PR-GFS, landing at Brazil's Ubatuba Gastão Madeira State Airport (SDUB) on January 9 overran Runway 9’s boundary, collided with a fence, and burst into flames. The light twinjet came to rest on a beach, as shown in videos posted to social media by bystanders.

The pilot died in the accident, while three of the four passengers onboard suffered serious injuries and one suffered minor injuries; one person on the ground received serious injuries and another suffered minor injuries, according to a preliminary report by Brazil’s CENIPA published on Wednesday.