Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 4 April 2018
Aircraft Type: Learjet 60
Owner/operator: Henning Aviation LLC
Registration Number: N759SH
Location: Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX (HOU) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: The hangar structure and the aircraft within the hangar.The hangar structure and the aircraft within the hangar.
Category: Other
A thunderstorm caused a microburst at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport, resulting in the partial collapse of a hangar. Several aircraft, including Cessna Citation 560XL and Learjet 40XR, sustained damage from the building structure and another aircraft. Alliance Air Parts acquired spares including N900WL, msn 560-5037, n626fx, msn 2120, and n618cw.A thunderstorm caused a microburst at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport, resulting in the partial collapse of a hangar. Several aircraft, including Cessna Citation 560XL and Learjet 40XR, sustained damage from the building structure and another aircraft. Alliance Air Parts acquired spares including N900WL, msn 560-5037, n626fx, msn 2120, and n618cw.
Description
During a thunderstorm, a local microburst hit a hangar at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport in Texas, USA. The hangar partially collapsed. Several aircraft, parked inside and outside, were damaged. N759SH was struck and impacted by the building structure and another aircraft, suffering extensive and various forms of impact damage. Alliance Air Parts subsequently acquired some aircraft for spares: Cessna Citation 560XL N900WL (msn 560-5037); Learjet 40XR N626FX (msn 2120); Learjet 45XR N618CW (msn 430).
Source of Information
https://www.click2houston.com/news/intense-winds-cause-hangar-collapse-at-hobby-airport?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kprc2https://www.click2houston.com/news/intense-winds-cause-hangar-collapse-at-hobby-airport?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kprc2Primary Cause
Severe thunderstorm conditions and a microburst caused structural damage to the hangar.Severe thunderstorm conditions and a microburst caused structural damage to the hangar.Share on:
