Cessna 550 accident near Statesville, NC
On December 18, 2025, a Cessna 550 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Statesville, NC. 7 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 18, 2025
- Place
- Statesville, NC
- Aircraft
- Cessna 550 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 7 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.764°N, 80.942°W
- NTSB ID
- 20251218202182
Official records · WPR26MA063
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
NTSB summary
On December 18, 2025, at 1015 eastern standard time, a Cessna Citation 550, N257BW, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Statesville, North Carolina. The pilot and 6 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was positioned on the south parking ramp at Statesville Regional Airport (SVH), Statesville, North Carolina, for passenger loading and preflight. Ground personnel reported the airplane was fully fueled prior to the flight. Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) audio began recording the accident flight at 0944:21. The CVR recording confirmed the airline transport rated pilot was seated in the left seat, the pilot’s adult son, who held a private pilot certificate with a single engine land and an instrument rating, was a passenger in the right seat. A rear seat passenger with a private pilot certificate and ratings for multi-engine land, instrument airplane, and rotorcraft-helicopter was positioned near the cockpit in the cabin area. Engine start was initiated using onboard battery power and, following an initial unsuccessful start of the left (no. 1) engine, both engines were started about 0953. The airplane taxied from the south parking area at 0959, crossed runway 10/28 at midfield, and taxied to the approach end of runway 10. During taxi, the pilot and the two pilot-rated passengers discussed that a thrust reverser indicator light(s) for an unspecified engine was inoperative, but that the thrust reverser for the affected engine was working properly. The airpl
From Wikipedia
On December 18, 2025, a Cessna 550 Citation II business jet crashed in Statesville, North Carolina. The crash occurred between 10:15 and 10:20 a.m. local time. Seven people were killed in the crash, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife and his two children.
Text from Wikipedia, “2025 North Carolina Cessna Citation II crash”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
