Raytheon 390 Premier I crash, Mar 17, 2013 (2 killed), So...
Raytheon 390 Premier I accident on March 17, 2013 near South Bend, Indiana, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: NTSB: the pilot's decision to let...
- Date: March 17, 2013
- Aircraft: Raytheon 390 Premier I
- Location: South Bend, Indiana, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: the pilot's decision to let an unqualified passenger manipulate the controls, which caused the inadvertent dual engine shutdown, and the pilot's inadequate response to the emergency, including failure to follow procedures, which led to loss of airplane control.
A Raytheon Premier I with two pilots and passengers lost both engines in cruise after an unqualified pilot-rated passenger, at the pilot's direction, moved the throttles past idle into fuel cutoff. The crew could not fully restore power or the electrical system, and the aircraft entered a nose-low descent after a go-around attempt while the landing gear was only partly extended. Two occupants died.