IAI 1125 Astra crash, Mar 10, 2024 (5 killed), Hot Spring...
IAI 1125 Astra accident on March 10, 2024 near Hot Springs-Ingalls Field, Virginia, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: The pilot in command...
- Date: March 10, 2024
- Aircraft: IAI 1125 Astra
- Location: Hot Springs-Ingalls Field, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot in command continued an unstabilized approach in gusty wind and did not monitor altitude. Contributing: the altimeter was not set correctly and the avionics were not configured for the ILS approach (NTSB).
A SkyJet Elite IAI 1125 Astra continued an unstabilized approach to the mountaintop runway at Hot Springs, Virginia, without resetting the altimeter and descended below the glide slope, hitting terrain about 300 feet before the threshold. All five aboard died, including the company's CEO and family. The NTSB cited the pilot in command's continuation of the approach and the incorrect altimeter setting.