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Three killed in Hawker 800XP crash near Bath, Michigan

An accident record lists three people on board and three fatalities in the October 16 crash of a Mexican-registered business jet; the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:54 a.m. ET
people aboard a business jet were killed when the aircraft crashed near Bath, Michigan, at about 9:28 p.m. local time on October 16, 2025, according to the accident record. The record lists souls on board and fatalities, and states that the aircraft was destroyed. The event is developing and details may change. The accident record identifies the aircraft as a , registration , and the operator as . It classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight. Aircraft registry records describe as a Raytheon Aircraft Company 125 800XP twin-engine jet landplane, serial number 258530, registered in Mexico, and list the registered owner as Aero Lineas Del Centro Sa; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. No independent, non-accident sources establishing that organisation — a company website, corporate registry entry, aviation authority record or trade directory listing — could be located, so nothing about its nature, ownership or operations can be reported. Geographic reference data places Bath in Bath Charter Township, Clinton County, Michigan, at a settlement terrain elevation of 860 feet. The same reference data places the settlement 2.1 miles southeast of University Airpark (41G), 6.0 miles south-southwest of Dennis Farms Airport (15W) and 6.2 miles south of Archer Memorial Field (2S3). The data locates the town, not the accident site. Weather observations recorded at Capital Region International Airport (KLAN), 7.5 miles away and 25 minutes from the reported time of the accident, showed calm wind, visibility of 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 48°F. The observation is an instrument reading and is not a stated cause of the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. The cause has not been determined.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
XA-JMR
Type
Raytheon Aircraft Company 125 800XP — twin-engine jet landplane
Registered owner
Aero Lineas Del Centro SaThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
860 ft
Nearest aerodrome
2.1 miles SE of University Airpark (41G)

Sources

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:54current

    Corrected the directions between Bath and the three nearby aerodromes to match the geographic reference data, and clarified that the geocode locates the settlement rather than the accident site.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 19:57

    First published.

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