# Accident 19871205082889A: Hwksly DH125400A, Lexington, KY, December 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1987, 14:50 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0698° N, 84.5799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0698&lon=-84.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400PH-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hawker Siddeley DH.125-400A (registry code 4230140, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-siddeley-dh-125-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce VIPER MK522 (registry code 54552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-viper-mk522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH125400A
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 20,565 total, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88MA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88MA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205082889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIGHT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ON. WENT OUT WHEN SHUT DOWN. TAILCONE CRACK ACTIVATED FIRE WARNING. FLAPS WERE UP ON IMPACT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL88MA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88MA053), Dec 5, 1987: Hawker Siddeley HS-125-400A (N400PH), Lexington, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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