Canadair CL-605 Challenger crash, Jul 26, 2021 (6 killed)
Canadair CL-605 Challenger accident on July 26, 2021 near Truckee, California, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: The first officer's improper...
- Date: July 26, 2021
- Aircraft: Canadair CL-605 Challenger
- Location: Truckee, California, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The first officer's improper decision to salvage an unstabilized approach with a steep left turn, and the captain's failure to intervene, while both ignored stall warnings, resulting in a left wing stall.
A Challenger 605 on a circling approach to Truckee runway 11 became unstable and the first officer made a steep left turn to realign with the runway. The aircraft stalled, rolled left and hit terrain, killing all six on board. The NTSB found both pilots ignored stall protection warnings.