Grand Aire Express - Incidents and Accidents

Incidents and Accidents

• April 8, 2003: an Aircraft Dassault Falcon 20 on a training flight from Traverse City to Toledo, crashed 1.9 miles west of the Toledo Express Airport while landing. The plane descended below glide path and struck trees. All three occupants were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error.
  

June 13 2000 Peterborough, Canada: an Aircraft Dassault Falcon 20 N184GA was substantially damaged when it crashed into the terrain during an approach to Peterborough Airport (CYPQ), Peterborough, Ontario. The captain and first officer, both of whom were certificated airline transport pilots, received minor injuries.

August 28, 2001 Detroit, Michigan: an Aircraft Dassault/SUD Fan Jet Falcon N617GA sustained substantial damage upon impact with terrain and objects after traveling off the end of the runway during a main wheels up landing. Both pilots were uninjured. The NTSB determined the probable cause(s). The wheels up landing performed by the flight crew during the emergency landing and improper aircraft pre-flight by the pilot in command. Factors were the unsecured cargo door, the cemetery fence, and the lack of crew coordination during the flight.

July 18 2002 Columbus, Indiana: a Piper PA-60 N158GA airplane was destroyed by impact forces and fire after it crashed in the intersection of runway 23 and 32 while attempting a missed-approach. The one pilot onboard was killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a missed approach. Additional factors included the operator's inadequate oversight, the pilot's improper in-flight decision, and conditions conducive to pilot fatigue, fog, and night.

April 8, 2003 St Louis, Missouri: an Aircraft Dassault Aviation DA-20C N179GA. The twin engine turbofan powered airplane was ditched into a river after a complete loss of power from both engines. Both pilots received serious injuries. The NTSB determined the probable cause(s). The pilot in command's improper in-flight decision not to divert to an alternate destination resulting in the exhaustion of the airplane's fuel supply, and his failure to relay his low fuel state to air traffic control in a timely manner.