2008 Biggin Hill Cessna Citation crash

On 30 March 2008, a Cessna 501 Citation crashed into a house in Farnborough, London (UK), near Biggin Hill Airport, from where the aircraft had taken off a short time before.

There were no survivors among the five people on board, which included former racing drivers Richard Lloyd and David Leslie.

Less than two minutes into the flight, the pilot radioed an emergency call, reporting "engine vibrations" and requesting an immediate return to Biggin Hill.

[6] Shortly after the radio call the aircraft rapidly lost altitude and at 14:37 crashed into a property in Romsey Close, Farnborough.

[2] The preliminary report from the AAIB revealed that there was no debris found on the runway at Biggin Hill, and no evidence of a bird strike or foreign object damage to either engine.

Flight path, witness locations, and radio communications with Citation VP-BGE on the accident flight