# Accident 19910501013879A: Israel 1124A, Oxford, CT, May 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1991, 09:20 local time
- Place: Oxford, CT
- Airport: Waterbury-Oxford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.4783° N, 73.1352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERBURY-OXFORD (OXC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4783&lon=-73.1352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N445BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N445BL-1993-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A (registry code 4500103, https://openairdocs.org/model/israel-aircraft-industries-1124a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ISRAEL 1124A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE7313
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,990 total, 2,290 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910501013879A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING.IMPACT DROVE STRUTS UPWARD THROUGH WINGS.COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR.FLAPS WERE UP AT ZERO DEGREES.

## 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 NYC91LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA124), May 1, 1991: Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A (N445BL), Oxford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER LANDING DESCENT RATE AND THE RESULTANT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N445BL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900823045349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900823045349I), Aug 23, 1990: Israel 1124A (N445BL), Santa Monica, CA. Pilot stated he could not transmit due to electrical problems. Climbed above assigned altitude.

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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