Saint Augustine – Oxford

On May 1, 1991 at 09:20 AM, Saint Augustine – Oxford experienced a crash involving IAI 1124 Westwind, operated by PGA Tour Investments, with the event recorded near Oxford-Waterbury Connecticut.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) 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 human factor. The aircraft completed an instrument approach and landed hard on the runway surface first with the left gear then the right gear. The tires burst and the lower fuselage came into contact with the runway surface. After the nose gear touched down, the right main landing gear collapsed and the pilot lost control of the aircraft. It veered to the left and departed the runway, coming to rest approximately 150 to 200 yards from the point of departure. Initial touch down occurred about 12 feet from the threshold, ten feet left of centerline.

Aircraft reference details include registration N445BL, MSN 382, year of manufacture 1982.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4789°, -73.1363°.