| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 12, 2007 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Location: | Van Nuys, California |
| Operator: | SunQuest Executive Air Charter |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Van Nuys - Long Beach |
| AC Type: | Cessna Citation 525 |
| Registration: | N77215 |
| cn / ln: | 525-0149 |
| Aboard: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The business jet crashed about a half-mile north of a runway while attempting to take off for a positioning flight to Long Beach. The plane had an emergency on board and was trying to return to the airport. Both the pilot and copilot were killed. The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the initial climb resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident were the second pilots inadequate preflight, failure to properly secure the front baggage door, and the front left baggage door opening in flight, which likely distracted the first pilot. |
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