| - | 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. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a forward cargo door open as the plane took off. |
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