Pilots Blamed For Bahamas Learjet Crash

"Poor decision-making by the crew" was the probable cause of a fatal Learjet accident last November at Grand Bahama International Airport, according to the Bahamas' aircraft accident investigation unit. Both crew members and seven passengers died after the jet struck a crane at about 220 feet ASL, about 3.2 nm from the runway threshold. The crew had executed a missed approach procedure due to poor visibility and rain at decision height, and was attempting a second try when the accident occurred. The crew showed poor decision-making "in initiating and continuing a descent in IMC below the authorized altitude, without visual contact with the runway environment," according to the investigators' report.


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