No matter why the accident happened and how much his company has been criticized by safety experts and consequently in the media as well, Danny Lewkowicz said he is focusing on how Execuflight can improve and prevent anything like the tragedy that took place on Nov. 10, 2015.
The Fort Lauderdale, Fla. charter operator lost a Hawker 700A, which crashed on the localizer approach to Runway 25 at Akron Fulton International Airport after an unstabilized approach followed by a stall. The copilot was at the controls, and for reasons that still make Execuflight president Lewkowicz wonder what could possibly have led to such a poor example of airmanship, allowed the jet to slow until it stalled and crashed, killing both pilots and all seven passengers. The wrongful-death lawsuits against Execuflight have been settled, covered by the company’s insurance, but some property damage lawsuits remain pending, according to Lewkowicz, and these weren’t covered by Execuflight’s insurance.
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