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Crash of a Hawker 900XP near Bitter Creek: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 7, 2024 at 1047 LT
Registration:
N900VA
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Grand Junction - Tacoma
MSN:
HA-0020
YOM:
2007
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Grand Junction Airport at 1037LT on a positioning flight to Tacoma, carrying a crew of two. About 10 minutes later, it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a uninhabited area located near the Bitter Creek River, eastern Utah, near the border with Colorado. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and the wreckage was found about 17 km west northwest from the Mack-Mesa Airport located in Colorado. Both occupants were killed.
Crash of a Hawker 900XP in Maleo
Date & Time:
May 11, 2023 at 1500 LT
Operator:
Registration:
PK-LRU
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Jakarta - Maleo
MSN:
HA-0212
YOM:
2012
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Jakarta-Halim Perdanakusuma Airport on a charter flight to Maleo, carrying four passengers and four crew members. Following an uneventful flight at FL390, the crew started the descent to Maleo-Morowali Airport Runway 23. After touchdown, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran, rolled for about 200 metres and came to rest against a wooded hill. All eight occupants evacuated safely, among them four Chinese passengers. The crew consisted of two pilots, one stewardess and one technician. Runway 05/23 at Maleo Airport is 1,000 metres long. It is believed that the airplane was operated by Lionair Charter Division.
