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Learjet 25D XABBA

18 June 1994 · Chantilly, Virginia, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 18 June 1994 at about 10:25 local time, a Learjet 25D registered XABBA was involved in an accident near Chantilly, Virginia, United States. 12 people were on board and 12 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 10:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
Nearest airport
Washington Dulles Intl (IAD)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Learjet 25D
Registration
XABBA
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 129: Foreign
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
New Orleans → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
DCA94MA061

People

12 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
12 12 0 0 0

Probable cause

THE POOR DECISIONMAKING, POOR AIRMANSHIP, AND RELATIVE INEXPERIENCE OF THE CAPTAIN IN INITIATING AND CONTINUING AN UNSTABILIZED INSTRUMENT APPROACH THAT LED TO A DESCENT BELOW THE AUTHORIZED ALTITUDE WITHOUT VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM ON THE AIRPLANE. (NTSB REPORT AAR-95/02)

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE CRASHED 0.8 NM SOUTH OF THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY DURING AN ILS APPROACH IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE CAPTAIN WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO ATTEMPT THE APPROACH AND WAS RELATIVELY INEXPERIENCED FOR AN APPROACH UNDER THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CAPTAIN FAILED TO ADHERE TO ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS OF AIRMANSHIP DURING TWO UNSTABILIZED APPROACHES. AFTER THE UNSUCCESSFUL ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 1R, THE CAPTAIN SHOULD HAVE HELD FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WEATHER, REQUESTED THE RUNWAY 19L ILS, OR PROCEEDED TO HIS ALTERNATE. AN OPERATING GPWS ABOARD THE AIRPLANE WOULD HAVE PROVIDED CONTINUOUS WARNING TO THE CREW FOR THE LAST 64 SECONDS OF FLIGHT AND MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Learjet 25 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
22 Nov 1992 Learjet 25B
N893WA
Cleveland, Ohio, United States Flight Operations Inc No injuries -
26 Apr 1990 Learjet 25D
XAROZ
Uvalde, Texas, United States Internacionales de Torreon No injuries -
24 Mar 1989 Learjet 25
N29FN
Roanoke, Virginia, United States Flight International, Inc. No injuries -
12 Jun 2001 Learjet 25D
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Salina, Kansas, United States Avcon Industries, Inc. Serious injuries -
4 Feb 2001 Learjet 25B
N48WA
Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States - No injuries -
27 Oct 2001 Learjet 25B
N715MH
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico American Jet International No injuries -

All 24 records for this type

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