HAWKER SIDDELEY HS-125-700A, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, SEPT. 20, 2003–While the crew was practicing stalls, Hawker N45BP, operated by Starflite, of Houston, was destroyed when it went down 15 miles northwest of the Beaumont airport. All three pilots on board were all killed.
The instructor was preparing two pilots for their Part 135 competency and proficiency checks in a practice area. They performed several steep turns and stalls. The second pilot remarked that he had never flown a jet before and would have to get used to its feel. The instructor then asked the first pilot to perform a stall in the approach configuration. The first pilot asked the instructor if he had “ever done stalls in the airplane.” The instructor replied, “It’s been a while.” The first pilot remarked, “This is the first time I’ve probably done stalls in a jet. Nah, I take that back, I’ve done them in a (Learjet).” The instructor said he had stalled “the JetStar on a [FAR] 135 ride.”
