Rockwell Sabreliner 75 crash, Aug 14, 2000 (2 killed), Ir...
Rockwell Sabreliner 75 accident on August 14, 2000 near Iron Wood, Michigan, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's improper in-flight...
- Date: August 14, 2000
- Aircraft: Rockwell Sabreliner 75
- Location: Iron Wood, Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision and continued flight into known adverse weather, failure to select continuous ignition in turbulence, and failure to follow air-start procedures, with thunderstorms and lightning as factors, according to the NTSB.
A Rockwell Sabreliner on a business flight from Brainerd to Flint was struck by lightning at about 30,800 feet and lost both engines. Restart attempts and an emergency descent toward a thunderstorm did not restore power, and the aircraft struck wooded terrain near Ironwood, Michigan. Two occupants were killed and two were seriously injured.