The preliminary investigation into the crash of a business jet in Michigan in October is focusing on the stall characteristics of the aircraft and the crew’s decision to conduct a postmaintenance test ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fatal accidents involving Hawker 800 and 900XP jets have prompted the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to issue ...

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 ...

A business jet crashed northeast of Lansing during a post-maintenance stall test on Oct. 16, killing all three people aboard. The regular flight crew, not experienced test pilots, were conducting the ...

At around 5:08 p.m. Oct. 16, a Hawker 800XP business jet carrying two pilots and a mechanic took off from Battle Creek Executive Airport (BTL) for a post-maintenance stall test flight, as required by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the report, two AIRMETs were issued about two and a half hours before the accident flight for moderate icing ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...