Lockheed L-1329 JetStar crash, Feb 11, 1981 (8 killed), W...
Lockheed L-1329 JetStar accident on February 11, 1981 near White Plains-Westchester County, New York, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: A...
- Date: February 11, 1981
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar
- Location: White Plains-Westchester County, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A distraction to the pilot at a critical time, caused by a major electrical system malfunction that followed a recent modification of the generator control circuitry. Combined with the adverse weather, this led to an undetected deviation of the flight path into terrain.
A Lockheed JetStar on a flight from Toronto crashed during an ILS approach to runway 16 at Westchester County Airport, White Plains, killing all eight people on board.