Hawker 800XP crash, Oct 16, 2025 (3 killed), Bath
Hawker 800XP accident on October 16, 2025 near Bath, Michigan, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: NTSB preliminary report (ANC26FA002): the crew...
- Date: October 16, 2025
- Aircraft: Hawker 800XP
- Location: Bath, Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB preliminary report (ANC26FA002): the crew flew the required post maintenance stall test themselves instead of a test pilot, said 'stall, we are recovering' and then descended rapidly. The Hawker has no natural stall warning or buffet. In January 2026 the NTSB issued an urgent recommendation for similar flights. The final report is expected in about a year.
A Hawker 800XP on a post maintenance stall test flight descended rapidly and crashed near Bath Township, Michigan. The two pilots and a passenger died. NTSB reported that the crew had chosen to fly the test themselves.