Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA accident near Hot Springs, VA
On March 10, 2024, an Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hot Springs, VA. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 10, 2024
- Place
- Hot Springs, VA
- Aircraft
- Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.956°N, 79.825°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240310193906
Official records · ERA24FA136
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Aircraft Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 10, 2024, about 1452 eastern daylight time, an Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 Westwind Astra, N1125A, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Hot Springs, Virginia. The airline transport pilot, commercial pilot, and three passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated by SkyJet Elite as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. According to the flight crew’s itinerary provided by the operator, the accident flight, which departed Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Ingalls Field Airport (HSP), Hot Springs, Virginia, was the crew’s first flight of the day. After dropping off the passengers at HSP, the crew was scheduled to continue to Teterboro Airport (TEB), Teterboro, New Jersey. According to the itinerary, both flights were non-revenue flights conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A review of ADS-B data and air traffic control (ATC) audio recordings showed that the airplane departed FLL at 1246 and climbed to a maximum cruising altitude of 41,000 ft mean sea level (msl). The enroute portion of the flight was uneventful. At 1428, the controller issued a descent to 17,000 ft msl and an altimeter setting of 29.81 inches of mercury (inHg), which the flight crew acknowledged. At 1430, the flight crew was issued a frequency change, which they acknowledged. At 1431, the new controller issued a descent to 11,000 ft msl and the altimeter setting of 29.81 inHg; after the controller’s third attempt, the flight crew acknowledged The airplane’s CVR recording indi
Probable cause
The PIC’s continuation of an unstabilized approach in gusting wind conditions and his failure to monitor the airplane’s altitude during the approach, which led to a descent into terrain short of the runway. Contributing was the flight crew’s failure to set the appropriate altimeter setting and failure to properly configure the avionics for the ILS approach.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
