Raytheon Corporate Jets BAE 125-800A accident near Owatonna, Minnesota, July 31, 2008
On July 31, 2008 at about 2:45 pm local time, a Raytheon Corporate Jets BAE 125-800A, registered N818MV, was destroyed in an accident during landing (aborted after touchdown) near Owatonna, Minnesota (Owatonna Degner Regional airport). It was flown under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 8 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The captain’s decision to attempt a go-around late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining. Contributing to the accident were (1) the pilots’ poor crew coordination and lack of cockpit discipline; (2) fatigue, which likely impaired both pilots’ performance; and (3) the failure of the Federal Aviation Administration to require crew resource management training and standard operating procedures for Part 135 operators.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 31, 2008 · about 2:45 pm local time
- Place
- Owatonna, Minnesota · Owatonna Degner Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 8 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Raytheon Corporate Jets BAE 125-800A
- Registration
- N818MV · no longer on the register · serial 258186
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The Safety Board’s full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/A_Acc1.htm. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-11/01. On July 31, 2008, about 0945 central daylight time, East Coast Jets flight 81, a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 125-800A airplane, N818MV, crashed while attempting to go around after landing on runway 30 at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport, Owatonna, Minnesota. The two pilots and six passengers were killed, and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces. The nonscheduled, domestic passenger flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. An instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed and activated; however, it was canceled before the landing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Collision during takeoff/land during landing (aborted after touchdown) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- factor Personnel issues › Task performance › Communication (personnel) › CRM/MRM techniques › Flight crew
- factor Organizational issues › Support/oversight/monitoring › Enforcement › Regulatory requirements › FAA/Regulator
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Delayed action › Pilot
- factor Personnel issues › Physical › Alertness/Fatigue › Lack of sleep › Flight crew
- factor Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Use of policy/procedure › Flight crew
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Ceiling/visibility/precip › Rain › Awareness of condition
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › (general) › (general) › Not specified
- Organizational issues › Management › Policy/procedure › Adequacy of policy/proc › Manufacturer
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Navigation system › (general) › Related operating info
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,596 hours in all; 1,186 in this make and model; 109 in the last 90 days; 22 in the last 30 days; 2,760 as pilot in command; 1,151 on instruments
- Last flight review: May 1, 2008
- Medical certificate: Class 1
- Seat: left
- Injury: fatal
Crew member
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,406 hours in all; 273 in this make and model; 85 in the last 90 days; 27 in the last 30 days; 800 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: November 1, 2007
- Medical certificate: Class 1
- Seat: rear
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,567 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, December 1, 2007
- Maximum gross weight: 27,400 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Garrett TFE731-5R-1H (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Garrett TFE731-5R-1H (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: East Coast Jets Inc.,
The flight
- Departed from: ACY Atlantic City NJ
- Destination: OWA Owatonna MN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 30, 5,500 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; scat at 3,800 ft
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.85 inHg
- Observation at 2:35 pm from OWA
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 6 |
Other NTSB records under N818MV the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DCA08MA085.