NTSB/AAR-16/03 H25B (N237WR) Flight 1526) crash vicinity Akron OH USA, 10 Nov 2015

NTSB/AAR-16/03 H25B (N237WR) Flight 1526) crash vicinity Akron OH USA, 10 Nov 2015

Publication info
Author
NTSB (USA)
Category
Human Factors Controlled Flight Into Terrain Loss of Control
Date of publication
18/10/2016

NTSB/AAR-16/03 PB2016-104168 On 10 November 2015, the crew of an HS 125 lost control of their aircraft during an unstabilised non-precision approach to Akron when descent was continued below Minimum Descent Altitude without the prescribed visual reference. The airspeed decayed significantly below minimum safe so that a low level aerodynamic stall resulted from which recovery was not achieved. All nine occupants died when it hit an apartment block but nobody on the ground was injured. NTSB/AAR-16/03 PB2016-104168 The Investigation faulted crew flight management and its context - a dysfunctional Operator and inadequate FAA oversight of both its pilot training programme and flight operations.

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