Accident
On July 31, 2008, at about 0945 central daylight time, East Coast Jets flight 81, a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 125-800A airplane registered as N818MV, crashed while attempting to go around after landing on runway 30 at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport in Owatonna, Minnesota. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces.
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was a Hawker Beechcraft 125-800A, a twin-engine business jet. The specific registration was N818MV. The aircraft was destroyed in the crash.
Crew and Passengers
The flight carried two pilots and six passengers. All eight occupants were killed.
Operation
The flight was a nonscheduled domestic passenger operation conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed and activated, but it was canceled before the landing. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident.
Investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the accident. The full report is available as NTSB/AAR-11/01. The probable cause has not been stated in the provided source.