Aircraft Photo of OE-FGR | Cessna 551 Citation II/SP | AirHistory.net #498901
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:OE-FGR
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 550 Citation II
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 550/551/552 Citation II/IISP/SII/Bravo (T-47)
Aircraft Version:Cessna 551 Citation II/SP
C/n (msn):551-0021 / 107
Location
City / Airport:Cologne / BonnMap
Country:Germany
Airport Codes:ICAO: EDDK   IATA: CGN   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:26 March 2021
Photo by:Ralf Winter
Photo ID: 498901
Photo Comment

On 4 September 2022, this aircraft was operating a flight from Jerez to Cologne, but it never reached this destination. At some point during the flight, the aircraft became unresponsive to ATC calls and it overflew Germany at FL360 on a course towards to North-East. A QRA was triggered in France and Germany, but the crew of the fighter jets couldn't see anyone onboard the aircraft. Almost 2 hours after the last course change, the aircraft began to lose altitude and entered a left hand spiral into the Baltic Sea, off the Latvian coast. A Swedish rescue helicopter that was dispatched during these the final moments of the flight was able to locate the wreckage. Sadly none of the occupants survived.

This photo is copyright © Ralf Winter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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