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Citation Overruns Runway, Strikes Kentucky Home
By: Amy Wilder
Caption: Sheriff says resident unhurt after home struck
Word Count: 192
A Cessna Citation CJ4 overran the Runway 14 at the Mayfield Graves County Airport (M25) and struck a nearby residence on Thursday, according to the FAA and Graves County Sheriff’s Office. The sole-occupant pilot was not injured in the crash, the FAA reported, but the 2013 CJ4—registered as N577RT—sustained substantial damage after its left wing hit the house.
Sheriff Jon Hayden said dispatchers received reports of a possible crash at 3:49 p.m. at M25. Responders found that the jet had gone past the runway end, crossed a grassy area and through a perimeter fence, and continued across Kentucky Route 58 before colliding with a house in the 2100 block east of Mayfield.
“The residence was occupied by the resident, but she was not injured,” according to the sheriff’s statement. “The aircraft was occupied only by the pilot, and he had no visible injuries.”
Local and state emergency management agencies responded and the sheriff confirmed the FAA and NTSB have been contacted and are investigating. The crash scene was secured, with KY 58 closed between KY 131 and KY 301 to through traffic. Highway 58 reopened midday today.