Cedar Rapids - Addison

On July 11, 1975 at 11:55 PM, Cedar Rapids - Addison experienced a crash involving Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I, operated by Collins Radio Company, with the event recorded near Addison Texas.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Following an uneventful flight from Cedar Rapids, the crew started the descent to Addison by night. On short final, he encountered heavy rain falls and the pilot initiated a go-around when the airplane descended and crashed onto the runway. All nine occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N71CR, MSN 163, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.9601°, -96.8300°.