Learjet 25 crash, Sep 19, 2003 (1 killed), Del Rio
Learjet 25 accident on September 19, 2003 near Del Rio, Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on...
- Date: September 19, 2003
- Aircraft: Learjet 25
- Location: Del Rio, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on approach and failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, resulting in a runway overrun, with failure to abort the landing as a contributing factor.
A Learjet 25 cargo flight landed long and fast at Del Rio, Texas, with ground speed above 190 knots on final approach. It overran the runway, crossed a road and struck trees in a cemetery, and the aircraft caught fire. The captain was killed and the first officer was seriously injured.