Monday, February 09, 2026

Cessna 500 Citation I, C-GJVK, accident occurred on January 19, 2026, at Great Falls International Airport (GTF/KGTF), Great Falls, Montana

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ccarcs-riacc/ADet.aspx?id=512888&rfr=RchSimp.aspx

- History of Flight:
On January 19, 2026, at about 1259 local time, a privately, Canadian-registered Cessna 500 Citation I, C-GJVK, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Great Falls International Airport (GTF/KGTF), Great Falls, Montana. There there were no injuries. The cross-country flight originated from Idaho Falls Regional Airport (KIDA), 
Idaho Falls, Idaho, at 1152 LT, and was destined to KGTF.

The NTSB added the event on their database recently, case number WPR26LA093, and gave the "defining event" as a landing gear collapse. ADS-B data indicates the airplane landed on runway 21 in bad weather before coming to a halt.

Figure 1: ADS-B exchange data

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