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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
| name = Execuflight Flight 1526
| image = File:N880RG BAe.125 (7486529410).jpg
| caption = A similar Execuflight-operated aircraft to N237WR
|size=300
| date = {{start date|2015|11|10|df=y}}
| summary = Loss of Speed and stall while on Final approach; under investigation
| Site = the intersection of Skelton and Mogadore Roads, while on approach to ], ], United States
| coordinates =
| occurrence_type = Accident
| Aircraft Type = ]
| Operator = Execuflight
| tail_number = N237WR<ref name=faaregister>{{cite web |url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=237WR |title=FAA REGISTER for N237WR |accessdate=2015-11-11}}</ref>
| passengers = 7
| crew = 2
| total_onboard = 9
| fatalities = 9
| survivors = 0
| Origin = ], ]
| Destination = ], ]
}}
'''Execuflight Flight 1526'''<ref name=flightaware1>{{cite web |url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/EFT1526/history/20151110/1830Z/KMGY/KAKR |title=Flight EFT1526 |accessdate=2015-11-10 |work=FlightAware.com}}</ref> was a chartered ] which departed ] and crashed 36 minutes later while on approach to landing, into an ] apartment complex shortly before 3:00 pm (15:00) ] in rainy weather. The aircraft was on ] to runway 25 at ], some {{convert|3200|m|ft}} downcourse.<ref name=ohiocom>{{cite web |title=Nine killed aboard charter plane that crashed Tuesday into Ellet apartment building in Akron |url=http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/nine-killed-aboard-charter-plane-that-crashed-tuesday-into-ellet-apartment-building-in-akron-1.639413 |publisher=''Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio.com)'' |accessdate=2015-11-10}}</ref> Witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion, and seeing smoke/flames as the crash occurred. All nine occupants of the aircraft, including both pilots, were killed in the crash.<ref>{{cite web |title=No survivors after plane crashes into apartment building on Mogadore Road in Akron |url=http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/plane-crashed-into-apartment-building-on-mogadore-road-in-akron |publisher=''WEWS Cleveland (NewsNet5.com)'' |accessdate=2015-11-10}}</ref> Akron police units were the first to report to the scene, followed shortly by firefighters and the ]. The ] dispatched an incident team to the site of the crash, and will assume leadership in the investigation.

== Flight ==
The flight originated as flight EFT 1521 from ] on Monday, November 9, 2015, leaving at about 7 a.m. and flying to ] in ]; the second leg was flight EFT 1522 to ] in ], and a third leg was flight EFT 1523 to ] in ], before finishing the day as flight EFT 1524 about 7.50 p.m. at the ] (Lunken Field). On Tuesday, the aircraft made a refueling stop as the fifth leg flight EFT 1525 to ] before embarking at 2:13 p.m on the sixth leg flight EFT 1526, leaving at 2.13 p.m. for a 36-minute journey to ].<ref name=ohiocom /><ref name=fox10tv />

== Aircraft ==
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The aircraft, registration number N237WR, was a 1979-built twin-engine corporate jet.<ref name=fox10tv>{{cite web |url=http://www.fox10tv.com/story/30484097/2-killed-after-plane-crash-into-akron-house |title=Mass fatality plan underway to recover Akron plane crash victims |accessdate=2015-11-11 |work=fox10tv.com}}</ref> It has several designations, owing to its complicated construction history, with ] being the latest, but originally British Aerospace 125-700, and is certified as an HS 125-700A in the ] Register.<ref name=faaregister /><ref name=asn>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20151110-1 |title=Accident description
Last updated: 15 November 2015
Status: Preliminary
Date: Tuesday 10 November 2015
Time: ca 14:51
Type: Silhouette image of generic H25B model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
British Aerospace BAe-125-700A
Operator: Rais Group International
Registration: N237WR
C/n / msn: 257072/NA0252
First flight: 1979 |accessdate=2015-11-16}}</ref>

== Crash ==
The aircraft impacted the ground on ] to runway 25 of ], in poor weather, reportedly clipping power utility lines first and then crashing into an unoccupied apartment building, coming to rest in a paved embankment directly behind it. The fuselage reportedly (NTSB) remained intact but was badly burnt. No one was injured on the ground, although 12 families were displaced. But the accident is still the largest aircrash fatality for the city of ] and the surrounding ].<ref name=ohiocom2>{{cite web| url=http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/death-toll-from-tuesday-s-crash-is-deadliest-air-disaster-in-summit-county-history-eclipsing-world-war-ii-crash-toll-1.639510 |title=Death toll from Tuesday’s crash is deadliest air disaster in Summit County history, eclipsing World War II crash toll |accessdate=2015-11-11 |work=Ohio.com}}</ref><ref></ref>

== Investigation ==
] is overseeing the investigation. The nearby forensic scientists of ] located in ] have been asked to assist in combing the wreckage to effect positive identification of the victims, all presumably contained within the burned out fuselage. Accordingly, a team from the university's ] department, including faculty and graduate students, has joined the investigation on the ground.<ref name=goerie>{{cite web |url=http://www.goerie.com/mercyhurst-forensics-team-on-scene-of-akron-plane-crash |title=Mercyhurst forensics team on scene of Akron plane crash |accessdate=2015-11-11 |work=www.goerie.com}}</ref>

On 11 November, investigators said that a pilot who landed at a nearby airport reported not hearing any distress calls from the jet while on the same frequency.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Latest: NTSB says no distress calls heard in plane crash|url = http://news.yahoo.com/latest-family-says-florida-exec-killed-plane-crash-143445861.html;_ylt=A0LEVvl4FUVWaigAlmYnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTBydDI5cXVuBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwM2BHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--#|website = Yahoo News|accessdate = 2015-11-12}}</ref>

== Passengers ==
All seven passengers died. They were all partners, executives or employees of Pebb Enterprises, a ] ] holding company . The aircraft had been booked by the group for a three-day prospecting trip.<ref name=fox10tv />

== References ==
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{{Aviation accidents and incidents in 2015}}

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