Hawker 900XP crash, Feb 7, 2024 (2 killed), Westwater
Hawker 900XP accident on February 7, 2024 near Westwater, Utah, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Running a post maintenance stall test in icing...
- Date: February 7, 2024
- Aircraft: Hawker 900XP
- Location: Westwater, Utah, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Running a post maintenance stall test in icing conditions contaminated the wings and lowered the critical angle of attack. The manufacturer set no training requirements for the test, and a remedial action made the stall worse (NTSB).
A Vici Aviation Hawker 900XP conducting a post maintenance stall test at 20,000 feet entered a flat spin over eastern Utah and crashed in an uninhabited area near Westwater. Both pilots died. The NTSB blamed the decision to run the stall test in icing conditions and the manufacturer's lack of training requirements for the test.