A Hawker 800XP jet crashed in Michigan during a test flight, killing three aboard, with the NTSB investigating.

A Hawker 800XP business jet crashed in Clinton County, Michigan, killing three people—two pilots and a maintenance representative—during a post-maintenance test flight. The aircraft, registered XA-JMR and operated by Duncan Aviation, had flown from Mexico to Battle Creek, Michigan, in March and had not flown since. It departed Kellogg Field around 5:08 p.m. on October 16, 2025, for a stall test, but rapidly descended from 15,000 feet, with air traffic control audio capturing attempts to recover from a stall before contact was lost. The plane crashed near Clark and Peacock Roads, with witnesses reporting a corkscrewing descent and a large smoke plume. The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation, noting similarities to a fatal 2024 Hawker jet crash during a similar test flight. The cause remains under review, and no further details have been released.