# Accident 20230604019139A: Cessna 560, Monte, VA, June 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2023, 15:32 local time
- Place: Monte, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9216° N, 79.1037° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9216&lon=-79.1037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611VG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N611VG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 560 (registry code 2076750, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-560) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series (registry code 52113, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D 5 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230604019139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ELIZABETHON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 0A9. 13 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT RECEIVES CLEARANCE TO FL 340 AND ACKNOWLEDGES. 2 MINUTES LATER ATC ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT PILOT TO AMEND ALTITUDE TO FL 330 WITH NO RESPONSE. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT WERE UNSUCCESSSFUL. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLY GPS FLIGHT PLAN TO KISP AIRPORT AT FL 340. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON LAST PROGRAMMED COURSE FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES AND FLEW OVER TFR. FIGHTER JETS WERE SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INTERCEPT PILOTS OBSERVED THE PILOT SLUMPED OVER THE CONTROLS TO THE RIGHT AND NO MOVEMENT IN THE CABIN. FIGHTERS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ENTER INTO A STEEP DIVE AND IMPACT THE TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED STEEP ROCKY TERRAIN ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTH OF THE MONTEBELLO VOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA256), Jun 4, 2023: Cessna 560 (N611VG), Montebello, VA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation due to loss of cabin pressure for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s and owner/operator’s decision to operate the airplane without supplemental…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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