Flight International online news 14:20: The pilot and the owner of the aircraft were killed when a Cessna Citation 500 crashed at Houston Hobby Airport on Saturday 5 November.
Emergency service sources told media that the aircraft had taken off at 09:58 after being requested by air traffic control to clear the runway because a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, which had left shortly before, needed to return for a precautionary landing.
The Citation left but almost immediately also requested a return to the airport. It crashed at the airport while attempting to land.
The aircraft, registered N505K, s/n 500-0004, was a 1972 model operated by Houston Cardiac Electrophysiology Associations. It was owned by a surgeon who died in the accident along with the pilot.
The Southwest 737, which was later found to have suffered a spurious fuel overheat warning which triggered the initial turnback, diverted to Bush Intercontinental Airport and landed safely.
Source: Flight International
