Were there any fatalities in the 10 Nov 2015 BRITISH AEROSPACE HS 125 700A accident?

The accident was fatal, resulting in 9 fatalities.

Execuflight Flight 1526 Accident at Akron Fulton International Airport (N237WR)

Q: What aircraft was involved and where did it happen?

The accident on 10 Nov 2015 involved a BRITISH AEROSPACE HS 125 700A, registration N237WR, operated by Execuflight Inc., at Akron, OH.

On November 10, 2015, a BRITISH AEROSPACE HS 125 700A (registration N237WR) operated by Execuflight Inc. was involved in an aviation accident near Akron, OH. 9 people were killed. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight crew's mismanagement of the approach and multiple deviations from company standard operating procedures, which placed the airplane in an unsafe situation and led to an unstabilized approach, a descent below minimum descent altitude without visual… This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Aircraft registered N237WR. Photo: Cfichad49 / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

On November 10, 2015, Execuflight Flight 1526, a British Aerospace HS 125-700A, crashed into an apartment building in Akron, Ohio, while on approach. All nine aboard died; no ground injuries.

Accident Overview

On November 10, 2015, at approximately 1453 eastern standard time, Execuflight flight 1526, a British Aerospace HS 125-700A (Hawker 700A) registered as N237WR, departed controlled flight while conducting a nonprecision localizer approach to runway 25 at Akron Fulton International Airport (AKR) in Akron, Ohio. The airplane subsequently impacted a four-unit apartment building. The captain, first officer, and seven passengers were fatally injured; no injuries occurred on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and postcrash fire.

Flight Information

The flight was operated by Execuflight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 as an on-demand charter flight. The airplane was registered to Rais Group International NC LLC. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed at the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The flight departed from Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport (MGY) in Dayton, Ohio, at about 1413, with its intended destination being Akron Fulton International Airport.

Aircraft and Crew

The accident aircraft was a British Aerospace HS 125-700A, a twin-engine business jet. The source does not specify the number of engines, crew qualifications, or additional aircraft details. The flight crew consisted of a captain and a first officer. No further information about the crew is provided in the source material.

Investigation

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the accident. The full report is available as NTSB/AAR-16/03. The source does not state a probable cause for the accident.

Contributing factors

Flight crewDescent/approach/glide path — Not attained/maintainedCapability exceededOperatorFAA/RegulatorManufacturerDamaged/degradedInadequate inspection