At 18:22 central time, a North American NA-265-80 crashed in a densely wooded area about 3.5 nautical miles northeast of the Gogebic-Iron County Airport. The two pilots were killed and two passengers were seriously injured. The airplane was cruising at FL 320 when the pilot called Mayday, saying the jet had been hit by lightning and had lost power to both engines. Shortly afterward, the pilot reported a loss of navigational instruments. A convective sigmet had been issued for possible severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail to 2 inches and wind gusts to 70 knots.
Aug. 14, Ironwood, Mich. / North American Sabreliner
At 18:22 central time, a North American NA-265-80 crashed in a densely wooded area about 3.5 nautical miles northeast of the Gogebic-Iron County Airport. The two pilots were killed and two passengers were seriously injured. The airplane was cruising at FL 320 when the pilot called Mayday, saying the jet had been hit by lightning and had lost power to both engines. Shortly afterward, the pilot reported a loss of navigational instruments. A convective sigmet had been issued for possible severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail to 2 inches and wind gusts to 70 knots....
Key Takeaways:
- An NA-265-80 aircraft crashed in a densely wooded area northeast of Gogebic-Iron County Airport, killing two pilots and seriously injuring two passengers.
- The pilot reported a lightning strike caused a loss of power to both engines and subsequent failure of navigational instruments prior to the crash.
- A convective sigmet had been issued for the area, warning of possible severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, large hail, and high winds.
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