Incident Overview
Date: Friday 12 September 2014
Aircraft Type: Cessna 500 Citation I
Owner/operator: Plaisir en Vol
Registration Number: N18FM
Location: Athens Municipal Airport, TX –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Other
On August 30, 2014, a Cessna Citation I was flown to Athens Municipal Airport, Texas, following an insurance policy. Subsequently, the aircraft was set afire, resulting in the burning out of the fuselage except for the tail. Investigation revealed the owner intentionally set the aircraft ablaze to profit from insurance fraud, a pattern established in previous incidents with a Beech Baron.On August 30, 2014, a Cessna Citation I was flown to Athens Municipal Airport, Texas, following an insurance policy. Subsequently, the aircraft was set afire, resulting in the burning out of the fuselage except for the tail. Investigation revealed the owner intentionally set the aircraft ablaze to profit from insurance fraud, a pattern established in previous incidents with a Beech Baron.
Description
The Cessna Citation I was purchased for $190,000 in March 2014 and then insured it for $440,000. The aircraft was flown to Athens Municipal Airport, Texas on August 30, 2014. On September 12 the aircraft was set afire. The fuselage burnt out, except for the tail, before firefighters were able to contain the fire. It later appeared that the owner had arranged for the aircraft to be set afire in order to profit off insurance companies. He had previously (2012) ditched a Beech Baron following an alleged cabin fire. This also turned out to have been an insurance scam.
Source of Information
http://www.galvnews.com/news/free/article_40b48cc0-2316-53f3-96cd-5b1fe1d833b3.html, http://www.kwsalvage.com/detail.asp?ID=WBC-AV-145817http://www.galvnews.com/news/free/article_40b48cc0-2316-53f3-96cd-5b1fe1d833b3.html, http://www.kwsalvage.com/detail.asp?ID=WBC-AV-145817Primary Cause
Intentional arson to facilitate insurance fraud.Intentional arson to facilitate insurance fraud.Share on:
