IAI 1124 Westwind crash, Apr 27, 1995 (3 killed), Alice S...
IAI 1124 Westwind accident on April 27, 1995 near Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Crew resource management...
- Date: April 27, 1995
- Aircraft: IAI 1124 Westwind
- Location: Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew resource management failures, a strained cockpit relationship, an inadequate approach briefing, an incorrect minimum altitude and a high-workload approach technique, with the radio altimeter not used.
A Pel-Air Westwind on a night freight service from Tindal to Sydney via Alice Springs hit high ground on the Ilparpa Range while descending on a locator/NDB approach to Alice Springs. The crew had a poor cockpit relationship, a weak approach briefing and an incorrect minimum altitude, and the radio altimeter was not used. All three people on board were killed.