2009 Teterboro Hawker Beechcraft 58 Crash (N167TB)

Accident Overview and Flight Details On August 21, 2009, at approximately 0305 eastern daylight time, a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation model 58 airplane, registration N167TB, collided with terrain during an attempted landing at Teterboro Airport (TEB) in Teterboro, New Jersey. The aircraft was operated by Quest Diagnostics, Inc., under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The flight departed from Pottstown Limerick Airport in Pennsylvania at 0252. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed. The pilot-in-command (PIC) was fatally injured and died on September 4, 2009. The second-in-command (SIC) sustained serious injuries. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and postcrash fire. The flight was originally scheduled as a single-pilot operation, as the aircraft was certificated for single-pilot flight. The SIC, a certificated commercial pilot, was in the left seat, which is typically the PIC's position, while the PIC occupied the right seat. The SIC had arranged to accompany the PIC to gain experience on a different route after his originally assigned aircraft experienced mechanical problems.