Routine post-maintenance check flight turns catastrophic.

A business jet crashed in Michigan during a required post-maintenance stall test flight, killing three occupants. The NTSB is investigating the aircraft's stall characteristics and the crew's decision ...

Fatal accidents involving Hawker 800 and 900XP jets have prompted the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to issue emergency recommendations for post-maintenance stall tests. According to the ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — The flight crew of a plane that crashed near Lansing in October had decided to perform a post-maintenance test themselves after the aircraft had undergone seven months of ...

Three people died when a Raytheon Hawker 800XP crashed during a post-maintenance stall test flight in Michigan on 16 October, with pilots electing to perform the test themselves after being unable to ...

The pilots in a deadly business jet crash in Michigan were performing a test flight themselves, following repairs, instead of waiting for a test pilot, when the aircraft plunged into woods near ...

Initial flight testing explores the characteristics of the airplane as it is initially configured. At this point, the designers have done their best to create a machine that is safe to fly, meets all ...

The NTSB has issued urgent safety recommendations following fatal accidents involving Hawker 800 and 900XP jets during post-maintenance stall test flights. Investigations revealed deficiencies in ...