Notable Accidents and Incidents
- A Hawker 800 crashed on July 31, 2008, while preparing to land at the regional airport in Owatonna, Minnesota. The crash killed eight people, including casino and construction executives.
- A Hawker 850XP crashed on February 4, 2011, while taking off at the regional airport in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. The crash killed seven people, including VIP working for QTEL/Asiacell.
- A Hawker 800XP which has not released the nose landing gear made an emergency landing on February 11, 2011 on Vnukovo airport in Russia. The plane sat on the "belly", without any injuries.
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