The NTSB has released a preliminary report on the Hawker 800XP (Mexican registration XA-JMR) crash that happened in Michigan on Oct. 16.
The aircraft had been at Duncan Aviation’s maintenance facility at the Battle Creek Executive Airport (BTL) since March 2025 and the flight was its first since then. Duncan Aviation maintenance personnel told the NTSB that multiple routine inspections were completed during that time, including the removal of the wing leading edges and TKS ice protection panels for a visual inspection.
The Hawker departed from BTL and entered a left climbing turn and flew about 9 miles northeast. After receiving a block altitude from FL140 to FL160, the aircraft entered a rapid descent and sent an indiscernible transmission. ATC replied and received a response of “we are in a…” followed by a transmission in Spanish that translated to “in a stall, recovering, sorry.” There are no transmissions after…