IAI 1124 Westwind crash, Apr 4, 1986 (7 killed), Redwater
IAI 1124 Westwind accident on April 4, 1986 near Redwater, Texas, United States with 7 fatalities. Cause: Turbulence upset with flameout of both...
- Date: April 4, 1986
- Aircraft: IAI 1124 Westwind
- Location: Redwater, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Turbulence upset with flameout of both engines and an uncontrolled descent, followed by overstress and structural separation of the tail.
An IAI 1124 Westwind operated by Drayton Associates was flying from Dallas to Teterboro, New Jersey when it encountered a turbulence upset at FL370 on 4 April 1986. Both engines flamed out and the aircraft descended uncontrolled; as it came out of the cloud at about 4,000 feet the crew overstressed it and the tail separated, killing all seven occupants.