Dassault Falcon 20 crash, Apr 8, 2003 (3 killed), Toledo-...
Dassault Falcon 20 accident on April 8, 2003 near Toledo-Express, Ohio, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The flight instructor's inadequate...
- Date: April 8, 2003
- Aircraft: Dassault Falcon 20
- Location: Toledo-Express, Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision, including failure to maintain an approach airspeed suited to the configuration, causing an aerodynamic stall. Icing conditions, failure to activate anti-ice, and the instructor's lack of experience in the aircraft were contributing factors.
A Grand Aire Express Falcon 20 training flight practiced ILS approaches to Toledo Express in icing conditions with a first officer in training. The flight instructor let the approach speed drop, did not turn on wing and engine anti-ice, and the aircraft stalled and crashed into trees about 1.57 nm from the runway, killing all three aboard. The NTSB cited the instructor's inadequate supervision and limited experience in the type.