On November 22, 2004, about 0615 central standard time, a Gulfstream G-1159A (G-III), N85VT, operated by Business Jet Services Ltd., struck a light pole and crashed about 3 miles southwest of William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, while on an instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 4. The two pilots and the flight attendant were killed, an individual in a vehicle near the airport received minor injuries, and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces. The airplane was being operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 on an instrument flight rules flight plan. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed at the time of the accident. The accident flight was scheduled to depart from Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL), Dallas, Texas, about 0500 as a positioning flight to HOU. The flight crew planned to pick up former President George H.W. Bush and other passengers at HOU and transport them to Guayaquil, Ecuador. The flight was scheduled to depart HOU about 0654. The flight departed DAL about 0530. According to Business Jet Services flight operations and charter sales manager, the departure was delayed because of poor weather conditions at HOU and DAL. The captain was the flying pilot, and the first officer performed the nonflying pilot duties.


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    Titel :

    National Transportation Safety Board Aircraft Accident Brief: Crash During Approach to Landing, Business Jet Services, Ltd., Gulfstream G-1159A (G-III), N85VT, Houston Texas, on November 22, 2004


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2006


    Format / Umfang :

    28 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch