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282 Foggy Night: Unraveling the crash of a Cessna Citation 550 jet at French Valley in Southern California

Aviation News Talk – Pilot Stories, Safety Tips & General Aviation News

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Flights in the Days Leading Up to the Accident

The pilot certificate for the 25 year old pilot was issued on April 10, 2023. That's quite likely that is the date when he got his CE 500 type rating. The flights in the last few days leading up to the crash have all the hallmarks of training flights and resemble some of the flights I've done in the past while teaching in the serious vision jet. For most of the time the pilots were in Vegas, the weather remained clear at French Valley Airport,. so they may have thought they'd have an easy arrival on a clear night.

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