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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm G-1159A · Houston, TX · November 22, 2004

Date
November 22, 2004 · 06:15 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
William P Hobby Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ZLWA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N85VT
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA05MA011
Reported as
Gulstm G1159A
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce SPEY5118
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
18,934 total450 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft crashed 3 miles short of Houston Hobby airport during a positioning flight. Weather at the time of the accident was 1/8 mile visibility with 100 foot broken clouds.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED 3 MILES SHORT OF HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT DURING A POSITIONING FLIGHT. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY WITH 100 FOOT BROKEN CLOUDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.