IAI 1124 Westwind crash, Nov 18, 2009, Norfolk Island
IAI 1124 Westwind accident on November 18, 2009 near Norfolk Island, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: Incomplete pre-flight and en route planning,...
- Date: November 18, 2009
- Aircraft: IAI 1124 Westwind
- Location: Norfolk Island, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Incomplete pre-flight and en route planning, and failure to assess that a safe landing could not be assured before diversion was no longer possible.
An air ambulance Westwind flying at night from Apia found low cloud at Norfolk Island prevented a landing, and after several approaches it lacked the fuel to divert. The pilot ditched in the sea before the fuel ran out. The aircraft broke in two, but all six occupants escaped and were rescued by boat.