# NTSB Accident DCA94MA061
> **LEARJET 25D** · 1994-06-18 · CHANTILLY, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA94MA061
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01515
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-06-18
- **Location:** CHANTILLY, VA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 12
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 12
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LEARJET
- **Model:** 25D
- **Registration:** XABBA
- **FAR Part:** 129
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE POOR DECISIONMAKING, POOR AIRMANSHIP, AND RELATIVE INEXPERIENCE OF THE CAPTAIN IN INITIATING AND CONTINUING AN UNSTABILIZED INSTRUMENT APPROACH THAT LED TO A DESCENT BELOW THE AUTHORIZED ALTITUDE WITHOUT VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM ON THE AIRPLANE. (NTSB REPORT AAR-95/02)

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