2015 — Nov 10, Company jet crash into apt. bldg. on airport approach, Akron, OH — 9

— 9  Fox8 Cleveland. “NTSB releases preliminary report on deadly Akron plane crash.” 11-18-2015.

— 9  NBC News. “Small Plane Crash at Akron Apartment Complex Kills 9…” 11-11-2015.

— 9  NTSB. “NTSB Identification: CEN16MA036” 11-10-2015. Accessed 11-22-2015

— 7  WLWT5, Cincinnati. “Officials: Jet that crashed into Akron building…from…” 11-11-2015.

 

Narrative Information

 

NTSB: “Nonscheduled 14 CFR Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Accident occurred Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in Akron, OH. Aircraft: BRITISH AEROSPACE HS 125 700A, registration: N237WR. Injuries: 9 Fatal.

 

“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. NTSB investigators traveled in support of this investigation and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

 

“On November 10, 2015, about 1452 eastern standard time (EST), Execuflight flight 1526, a British Aerospace HS 125-700A, N237WR, departed controlled flight while on approach to landing at Akron Fulton International Airport (AKR) and impacted a 4-plex apartment building in Akron, Ohio. The pilot, copilot, and seven passengers died; no ground injuries were reported. The airplane was destroyed by the crash and a postcrash fire. The airplane was registered to Rais Group International NC LLC and operated by Execuflight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 as an on-demand charter flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The flight departed from Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport (MGY), Dayton, Ohio, about 1413 EST and was destined for AKR.

 

“The airplane, which was based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, departed Cincinnati Municipal Airport-Lunken Field, Cincinnati, Ohio, about 1112 EST on the day of the accident and arrived at MGY about 1125 EST. The airplane remained parked on the ramp at one of the fixed-base operators until departing for AKR.

 

“According to Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control and radar data, about 1438 EST, the Akron-Canton terminal radar approach control facility provided radar vectors to the accident airplane for the localizer runway 25 instrument approach procedure at AKR.

 

“A Piper PA-28-161 airplane performing flight training at the airport completed the localizer runway 25 instrument approach procedure at AKR before the accident airplane began its approach. According to the flight instructor on board the Piper PA-28-161, the airplane “broke out at minimums” on the localizer runway 25 approach and landed on runway 25. After the Piper PA-28-161 exited the runway, the flight instructor reported that he heard one of the pilots of the accident airplane state “Hawker Jet on a 10 mile final localizer 25” over the Unicom frequency. Subsequently, the flight instructor radioed to the accident airplane and stated “we broke out right at minimums.” According to the flight instructor, one of the pilots of the accident airplane acknowledged this transmission with “thanks for the update.”

 

“About 1452 EST, a motion-activated security camera located about 900 ft to the southeast of the accident site captured the airplane as it came in over the surrounding trees in a left-wing-down attitude about 1.8 nautical miles from the approach end of runway 25 at AKR. An explosion and postcrash fire were observed on the video just after the airplane flew out of the security camera’s view.

 

“The postcrash fire consumed most of the airplane; however, the airframe, engines, primary flight controls, and landing gear were all accounted for at the accident site. The airplane was equipped with a Fairchild GA-100 tape unit cockpit voice recorder, which was recovered and sent to the National Transportation Safety Board’s Vehicle Recorders Laboratory for examination.

 

“About 1450 EST, the surface weather observation at AKR was wind from 240 degrees at 7 knots; visibility 1 3/4 statute mile in mist; ceiling broken at 600 ft above ground level (agl); overcast ceiling at 900 ft agl; temperature 11 degrees C (52 degrees F); dew point 9 degrees C (48 degrees F); and altimeter 29.95 inches of mercury.” (NTSB Identification: CEN16MA036.)

 

Media Report:

 

Fox 8 Cleveland: “Akron, Ohio — The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on a plane crash in Akron that killed nine people on Nov. 10. The Hawker plane, owned by Florida-based ExecuFlight, departed Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport at 2:13 p.m. and was approaching Akron Fulton International Airport when it crashed into a four-unit apartment building, the report said. It killed the pilot, co-pilot and seven passengers.”

 

Sources

 

Fox 8 Cleveland (Jen Steer). “NTSB releases preliminary report on deadly Akron plane crash.” 11-18-2015. Accessed 11-22-2015: http://fox8.com/2015/11/18/ntsb-releases-preliminary-report-on-deadly-akron-plane-crash/

 

NBC News (Daniel Arkin, Erik Ortiz, Scott Newell). “Small Plane Crash at Akron Apartment Complex Kills 9, Including Pebb Enterprises Staffers.” 11-11-2015. Accessed 11-11-2015 at: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/small-plane-crash-akron-apartment-complex-kills-9-including-pebb-n461301

 

National Transportation Safety Board. “NTSB Identification: CEN16MA036.” Washington, DC: NTSB, 11-10-2015. Accessed 11-22-2015 at: http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20151110X65615&key=1

 

WLWT5, Cincinnati. “Officials: Jet that crashed into Akron building left from Lunken Airport. Seven employees of Florida company killed.” 11-11-2015. Accessed 11-11-2015 at: http://www.wlwt.com/news/2-killed-when-small-plane-crashes-into-akron-apartment-building/36368068