What happened
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On February 7, 2024, about 1048 mountain standard time, a Hawker 900XP, N900VA, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Westwater, Utah. The PIC and SIC were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 positioning flight.
The flight crew, comprised of the pilot-in-command (PIC) and second-in-command (SIC), was conducting a stall test in the airplane following the recent removal, inspection, and reinstallation of the wing leading edges and de-ice panels as part of routine maintenance. The airplane departed normally, entered a climbing right turn to the northeast, and leveled off about 20,000 ft mean sea level (MSL). In its final minute of flight, the airplane entered a rapid vertical descent consistent with a flat spin and never recovered.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 7, 2024, ABOUT 1048 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A HAWKER 900XP, N900VA, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR WESTWATER, UTAH. THE PIC AND SIC WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 POSITIONING FLIGHT.
THE FLIGHT CREW, COMPRISED OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) AND SECOND-IN-COMMAND (SIC), WAS CONDUCTING A STALL TEST IN THE AIRPLANE FOLLOWING THE RECENT REMOVAL, INSPECTION, AND REINSTALLATION OF THE WING LEADING EDGES AND DE-ICE PANELS AS PART OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED NORMALLY, ENTERED A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO THE NORTHEAST, AND LEVELED OFF ABOUT 20,000 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL). IN ITS FINAL MINUTE OF FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A RAPID VERTICAL DESCENT CONSISTENT WITH A FLAT SPIN AND NEVER RECOVERED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.