Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 17 December 2009
Aircraft Type: Dassault Falcon 20D
Owner/operator: FL Aviation Group Inc.
Registration Number: N28RK
Location: 18 km E of Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island – ÿ Bahamas
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft cockpit voice recorderAircraft cockpit voice recorder
Investigating Agency: AAIPUAAIPU
Category: Accident
A Falcon 20D corporate jet crashed on Great Inagua Island, Bahamas, resulting in the deaths of both pilots. The aircraft departed Higuero/La Isabela-Dr. Joaqu¡n Balaguer Airport (JBQ), Dominican Republic, at 23:41 UTC, and was en route to Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL (FXE) with a planned descent near the island. The rapid descent and high speed resulted in a catastrophic impact with rough terrain.A Falcon 20D corporate jet crashed on Great Inagua Island, Bahamas, resulting in the deaths of both pilots. The aircraft departed Higuero/La Isabela-Dr. Joaqu¡n Balaguer Airport (JBQ), Dominican Republic, at 23:41 UTC, and was en route to Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL (FXE) with a planned descent near the island. The rapid descent and high speed resulted in a catastrophic impact with rough terrain.

Description

A Falcon 20D corporate jet, registered N28Rk, was destroyed when it crashed on Great Inagua Island, Bahamas. Both pilots were killed. The airplane departed Higuero/La Isabela-Dr. Joaqu¡n Balaguer Airport (JBQ), Dominican Republic at 23:41 UTC, 19:41 local time. Planned destination was Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL (FXE). The flight was en route at FL280 it began a rapid descent near Great Inagua Island, Bahamas, with no report of an emergency declared or mayday call. Local time was about 19:30, some fifty minutes into the flight. The airplane impacted rough, bushy terrain at a high rate of speed and approximately a 45 degree angle. An explosion occurred and debris was spread over a large area. The cockpit voice recorder housing was found but the casing was destroyed and the contents were not located. PROBABLE CAUSE: The probable cause of this accident has been determined as loss of control. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS Undetermined. Insufficient wreckage of the aircraft were recovered to make a conclusive determination as to the cause of the accident.

Primary Cause

Loss of controlLoss of control

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