What happened
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On November 10, 2015, about 1452 eastern standard time (EST), execuflight flight 1526, a Hawker Beech hs 125-700A, N237WR, departed controlled flight while on approach to landing at Akron Fulton International Airport (akr) and impacted a 4-plex apartment building in Akron, Ohio. The pilot, copilot, and seven passengers died; no ground injuries were reported. The airplane was destroyed by the crash and a postcrash fire. The airplane was registered to rais group international NC LLC and operated by execuflight under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 135 as an on-demand charter flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The flight departed from dayton-wright brothers airport (mgy), dayton, Ohio, about 1413 EST and was destined for akr.
The airplane, which was based at fort lauderdale executive airport, fort lauderdale, Florida, departed cincinnati municipal airport-lunken field, cincinnati, Ohio, about 1112 EST on the day of the accident and arrived at mgy about 1125 EST. The airplane remained parked on the ramp at one of the fixed-base operators until departing for akr
According to federal aviation administration air traffic control and radar data, about 1438 EST, the Akron-canton terminal radar approach control facility provided radar vectors to the accident airplane for the localizer runway 25 instrument approach procedure at akr.
A Piper PA-28-161 airplane performing flight training at the airport completed the localizer runway 25 instrument approach procedure at akr before the accident airplane began its approach. According to the flight instructor on board the Piper, the airplane "broke out at minimums" on the localizer runway 25 approach and landed on runway 25. After the Piper exited the runway, the flight instructor reported that he heard one of the pilots of the accident airplane state "Hawker jet on a 10 mile final localizer 25" over the UNICOM frequency. Subsequently, the flight instructor radioed to the accident airplane and stated "we broke out right at minimums." According to the flight instructor, one of the pilots of the accident airplane acknowledged this transmission with "thanks for the update."
About 1452 EST, a motion-activated security camera located about 900 ft to the southeast of the accident site captured the airplane as it came in over the surrounding trees in a left-wing-down attitude about 1.8 nautical miles from the approach end of runway 25 at akr. An explosion and postcrash fire were observed on the video just after the airplane flew out of the security camera's view.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 10, 2015, ABOUT 1452 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), EXECUFLIGHT FLIGHT 1526, A HAWKER BEECH HS 125-700A, N237WR, DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT AKRON FULTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AKR) AND IMPACTED A 4-PLEX APARTMENT BUILDING IN AKRON, OHIO. THE PILOT, COPILOT, AND SEVEN PASSENGERS DIED; NO GROUND INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY THE CRASH AND A POSTCRASH FIRE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO RAIS GROUP INTERNATIONAL NC LLC AND OPERATED BY EXECUFLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135 AS AN ON-DEMAND CHARTER FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM DAYTON-WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPORT (MGY), DAYTON, OHIO, ABOUT 1413 EST AND WAS DESTINED FOR AKR.
THE AIRPLANE, WHICH WAS BASED AT FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, DEPARTED CINCINNATI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-LUNKEN FIELD, CINCINNATI, OHIO, ABOUT 1112 EST ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND ARRIVED AT MGY ABOUT 1125 EST. THE AIRPLANE REMAINED PARKED ON THE RAMP AT ONE OF THE FIXED-BASE OPERATORS UNTIL DEPARTING FOR AKR
ACCORDING TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND RADAR DATA, ABOUT 1438 EST, THE AKRON-CANTON TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL FACILITY PROVIDED RADAR VECTORS TO THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE FOR THE LOCALIZER RUNWAY 25 INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE AT AKR.
A PIPER PA-28-161 AIRPLANE PERFORMING FLIGHT TRAINING AT THE AIRPORT COMPLETED THE LOCALIZER RUNWAY 25 INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE AT AKR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE BEGAN ITS APPROACH. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD THE PIPER, THE AIRPLANE "BROKE OUT AT MINIMUMS" ON THE LOCALIZER RUNWAY 25 APPROACH AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 25. AFTER THE PIPER EXITED THE RUNWAY, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT HE HEARD ONE OF THE PILOTS OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE STATE "HAWKER JET ON A 10 MILE FINAL LOCALIZER 25" OVER THE UNICOM FREQUENCY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RADIOED TO THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE AND STATED "WE BROKE OUT RIGHT AT MINIMUMS." ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ONE OF THE PILOTS OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE ACKNOWLEDGED THIS TRANSMISSION WITH "THANKS FOR THE UPDATE."
ABOUT 1452 EST, A MOTION-ACTIVATED SECURITY CAMERA LOCATED ABOUT 900 FT TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE CAPTURED THE AIRPLANE AS IT CAME IN OVER THE SURROUNDING TREES IN A LEFT-WING-DOWN ATTITUDE ABOUT 1.8 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 25 AT AKR. AN EXPLOSION AND POSTCRASH FIRE WERE OBSERVED ON THE VIDEO JUST AFTER THE AIRPLANE FLEW OUT OF THE SECURITY CAMERA'S VIEW.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.