Statuts:	Enquête Officielle
Date:	08 AVR 2003
Heure:	18:50 CDT
Type/Sous-type:	Dassault Falcon 20
Compagnie:	Grand Aire Express
Immatriculation:	N179GA
Numéro de série:	100
Année de Fabrication:	1967
Heures de vol:	15899
Moteurs:	2 General Electric CF700-2D2
Equipage:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 2
Passagers:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 0
Total:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 2
Dégats de l'appareil:	Détruit
Conséquences:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Lieu de l'accident:	Mississippi River, MO (Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
Phase de vol:	Inconnu (UNK)
Nature:	Cargo
Aéroport de départ:	Del Rio International Airport, TX (DRT), Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Aéroport de destination:	Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL/KSTL), Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Numéro de vol:	179

Détails:
The airplane was on a second approach to land on runway 30R after having been instructed by air traffic control to climb during the final approach segment of the first approach due to inadequate separation from another airplane. The aircraft was low on fuel but the pilot did not notify ATC until they were on base turn to finals. The airplane ran out of fuel and both engines lost power. The crew then ditched their Falcon 20 into the Mississippi River. Both pilots were rescued.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot in command's improper in-flight decision not to divert to an alternate destination resulting in the exhaustion of the airplane's fuel supply, and his failure to relay his low fuel state to air traffic control in a timely manner."

Sources:
» NTSB id. CHI03FA099